Roseanne cancelled by ABC following star's racist tweet

Hit TV show Roseanne was cancelled by ABC after lead actor Roseanne Barr posted a racist tweet. Barr's now deleted tweet referred to Valerie Jarrett, an adviser to former president Barack Obama, calling her a combination of the 'Muslim brotherhood and Planet of the Apes.'

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