On Monday, Roseanne Barr posted a racist tweet in which she suggested that former Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett is a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Planet of the Apes.
“muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj,” Barr tweeted in response to a post about Jarrett, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The tweet has since been deleted.
When other Twitter users pointed out that the tweet seemed racist, Barr replied, “Muslims r NOT a race.”
She then responded to a user who called her out by saying her first tweet was “a joke.”
It’s a joke-
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 29, 2018
But not long after, Barr posted an apology, saying, “I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans. I am truly sorry for making a bad joke about her politics and her looks. I should have known better. Forgive me-my joke was in bad taste.”
I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans. I am truly sorry for making a bad joke about her politics and her looks. I should have known better. Forgive me-my joke was in bad taste.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 29, 2018
She then tweeted that she was leaving Twitter.
I apologize. I am now leaving Twitter.
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 29, 2018
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