Roseanne Barr says that she was “Ambien tweeting” at 2 a.m. Tuesday when she made the racially charged comments about Valerie Jarrett that led to the cancellation of “Roseanne.”
“Guys I did something unforgiveable [sic] so do not defend me. It was 2 in the morning and I was ambien tweeting-it was memorial day too-i went 2 far & do not want it defended-it was egregious Indefensible,” she wrote.
“I made a mistake I wish I hadn’t but … don’t defend it please. ty.”
guys I did something unforgiveable so do not defend me. It was 2 in the morning and I was ambien tweeting-it was memorial day too-i went 2 far & do not want it defended-it was egregious Indefensible. I made a mistake I wish I hadn’t but…don’t defend it please. ty
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 30, 2018
ABC canceled Barr’s sitcom “Roseanne” early Tuesday after Barr suggested that Jarrett is a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and the “Planet of the Apes.”
She apologized after an almost immediate backlash.
“I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans. I am truly sorry for making a bad joke about her politics and her looks,” she said. “I should have known better. Forgive me-my joke was in bad taste.”
Barr left Twitter Tuesday morning, but returned Tuesday night.
“I want to apologize to you. I am very sorry to have hurt you. I hope you can accept this sincere apology!” Barr wrote while tagging the former adviser to President Obama.
@ValerieJarrett I want to apologize to you. I am very sorry to have hurt you. I hope you can accept this sincere apology!
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 30, 2018
Barr subsequently tweeted:
@ValerieJarrett i don’t know if u saw it, but I wanted2 apologize to u 4 hurting and upsetting u with an insensitive & tasteless tweet. I am truly sorry-my whole life has been about fighting racism. I made a terrible mistake wh caused hundreds of ppl 2 lose their jobs. so sorry!
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 30, 2018
She also asked that viewers not boycott ABC for canceling her show.
Please don’t start all of that boycott abc stuff-I’m not a censor and they have the right to do what they wish. It’ all ok. thanks tho guys!
— Roseanne Barr (@therealroseanne) May 30, 2018
Barr also thanked a number of her supporters and apologized to the people who had lost their jobs due to her hit sitcom shutting down.
She also retweeted a post from Kate Authur of BuzzFeed News, which she said was “written by me. I have nothing more to say.” That post included further apologies.
Here’s @therealroseanne‘s apology. pic.twitter.com/YWZ6i6WWq7
— Kate Aurthur (@KateAurthur) May 30, 2018