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All of ABCs leadership was in agreement: Barrs tweet was reprehensible, sources said.
A rerun ofThe Middlewill take its place.
Everyone was so mature and passionate about the storytelling, and we all drew on our real-life experiences.
Im proud of the stories we told with fictional characters.
I wanted to tell the kinds of stories this show could tell.
But, clearly, this is not the show to keeping telling these stories.
I would not work with Roseanne in the future.
Even a cable outlet could be a stretch.
Shes toxic, a senior TV executive from a rival connection told Vulture.
Thestuff about George Sorosis one thing.
She probably couldve gotten away with that.
But this was just racist.
On one hand, Im shocked ABC actually did this.
But they also really didnt have any choice.
Its unclear what, if any, financial liability ABC will face over the cancelation.
Networks usually have broad morals clauses allowing them to cancel deals due to talent behavior.
Attempts to reach executives at Carsey-Werner were unsuccessful.
Josef Adalian contributed to this developing story.
