In the wake of the posting , consulting producer/writer Wanda Sykes announced that she would no longer be involved with the program . Barr defended the tweet as being a " joke " , and stated in a subsequent post , " ISLAM is not a RACE , lefties . Islam includes EVERY RACE of people " . Barr later deleted the " ape " tweet and posted an apology , stating that she was " truly sorry for making a bad joke about her politics and her looks . " ABC announced later in the day that it had reversed the renewal decision and canceled '' Roseanne '' ; network president Channing Dungey stated that Barr 's remarks were " abhorrent , repugnant and inconsistent with our values . " ABC pulled a rerun that was scheduled to air that night , replacing it with an episode of '' The Middle '' , and suspended its campaign for the series to be considered for nomination at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards
70th Primetime Emmy Awards
70th Primetime Emmy Awards
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