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ABC Sitcom 'Roseanne' Cancelled After Racist Tweets

NPR

Published May 29, 2018 at 2:33 PM EDT

ABC has cancelled “Roseanne” after its star, Roseanne Barr, sent a racist tweet about a former Obama aide.

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