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Theories i cant mention on the air. shouldnt they have known what they were getting whc inting wh decided to reboot her show. >> i give them credit for what they did but they should have known before. what are they saying? as long as you keep your racism hidden below the surface its okay. roseanne, its out there what shes done, what she said. what she believes. its not first time shes done it. shes done it when it comes to j jews and the lgbt community. why was she given this opportunity to have...

What talks a lot of times in hollywood. i think it became too much. we cant let it pass, get past us the fact that the president of abc entertainment, the person who makes this decision is a woman of color, is a black woman. i dont think she was able to push this aside or really rectify this situation and without really taking a look at herself. i think it became too much. >> truly important moment that were watching unfold. lets see what follows. don will have much more on all of this later ton...

Voters who believe in what roseanne believes in. here we go. i think its a good first step but need to address every day racism. shes a big star. powerful, money. shes going to be okay. what about the other folks. aves to deal with this with racism being normalized with people like roseanne and the president of the united states. >> as we look at all of this, i want to get your thoughts on what message abc is now trying to send? >> i think what theyre trying to say by this decision today is that...

This may not be so simple. not just because theres millions of viewers and at stake but also many conservatives consider this to be one of new shows that reflected some of their more basic views about the country, society and politics and with that gone they will turn to abc say and if shes been fired, what else do you have? >> thanks. were going to have much more on roseannes rant and her shows cancellation later this hour. i want to get to president trump. were standing by for his rally and ...

Now they have to replace that and can they replace it with something to the level of roseanne in probab roseanne? probably not. they are scrambling trying to replace it. theres only one decision to make athis instance and it was the right one. they feel like they made right sdi decision and what she did crossed the line. abc has tried to become the network of diversity and inclustivety. when you have something going on like this even though they wanted to include show that linked to the right or...

Off the air. were joined by cnn media correspondent, don lemon and any which he wi -- nichelle turner. lets talk about abcs decision to take this pretty drastic step, an important step. a very praise worthy step. what led to it? >> this happened within a matter of hours after roseanne barr was posting a number of both racist and anti-semitic and hateful tweets targeting african-americans, muslim and jews. she posted made of conspiracy theory about george soros and linked him to chelsea clinton. ...

Twitter away. put the phone way. stop sharing on your twitter account. it seems she couldnt do that. she kept going back to twitter again and again over the past few months th. this time wads different because service to blatantly racist. thats why abc decided to pull the plug. the stars, producers didnt know until abc announced it. they were as surprised as the rest of us earlier today. >> this was a huge moneymaker for abc. were you surprised by this decision decision? >> maybe not surprised s...

The president is heading to a rally as hes been busy peddalig a new conspiracy theory. ill talk with democratic congressman and our correspondents are standing by. lets go with more on the roseanne drama. abc calls her tweets abhor rere repug nants and innsistent with o values. >> this exploded within matter of hours and in less than day one of their top show s in shambles and big stars on the ropes. muslim brotherhood and planet of the apes had a baby. vj. thats the tweet that sunk a racist emp...

And all americans. im truly sorry for making a bed joke about her politics and looks but the damage was done. sarah gilbert said the comments were abhorrent and do not reflect the beliefs of our cast and crew. wanda sykes, i will not be returning to roseanne. abc called it twits sayitweets abhorhent. >> you cant just stand on the front porch staring at your muslim neighbors prp. >> since its return earlier this year the show has engaged explosive topic, image, terrorism, religious and racial int...

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