Close X
    Monday, December 2, 2024
    ADVT 
    National

    CTV Pulls 'Roseanne' From Its Television And Streaming Platforms

    Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 30 May, 2018 11:56 AM
      TORONTO — CTV says it is pulling "Roseanne" from its television and streaming platforms following a racist tweet on Tuesday by the show's star Roseanne Barr.
       
       
      CTV Communications tweeted its plans less than two hours after the show's U.S. network, ABC, said it was cancelling the series.
       
       
      Barr apologized for suggesting on Twitter that former White House adviser Valerie Jarrett is a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and the "Planet of the Apes."
       
       
      But the comment drew widespread condemnation from observers including consulting producer Wanda Sykes, who tweeted that she would not return to the show, and executive producer Sara Gilbert, who said the comments "are abhorrent and do not reflect the beliefs of our cast and crew."
       
       
      "Roseanne" recently concluded its first-season run Tuesdays on CTV but had also been available to stream on CTV.ca and the CTV Go app.
       
       
      A CTV spokesman says the episodes were being removed from those platforms, as well as the on-demand services available through the country's various cable providers.
      Prev Next

      MORE National ARTICLES

      Justin Trudeau Urged To Press G7 Leaders For $1.3 Billion For Girls Education

      Justin Trudeau Urged To Press G7 Leaders For $1.3 Billion For Girls Education
      OTTAWA — A coalition of 30 non-governmental organizations has asked Justin Trudeau to persuade his fellow G7 leaders to commit $1.3 billion over three years to help send millions of the world's poorest girls to school.

      Justin Trudeau Urged To Press G7 Leaders For $1.3 Billion For Girls Education

      Provinces Need More Info About Marijuana Impairment Testing Technology: B.C.

      British Columbia may have unveiled its plan for regulating recreational marijuana, but the enforcement and testing for drug-impaired driving remains hazy.

      Provinces Need More Info About Marijuana Impairment Testing Technology: B.C.

      Never Say Never: Borrowed Beaver Returns To B.C. Regional District

      Never Say Never: Borrowed Beaver Returns To B.C. Regional District
      Justin Beaver is home again, and the tale of the stolen taxidermied teaching tool has even worked to the benefit of educators in British Columbia.

      Never Say Never: Borrowed Beaver Returns To B.C. Regional District

      Edmonton Woman Says Airline Humiliated Her Because Of Non-Contagious Rash

      Edmonton Woman Says Airline Humiliated Her Because Of Non-Contagious Rash
      HALIFAX — An Edmonton woman says she was publicly humiliated and booted off an Air Canada flight after a rash was mistakenly labelled as contagious.

      Edmonton Woman Says Airline Humiliated Her Because Of Non-Contagious Rash

      Donald Trump Threatens Countries Who Don't Back Us World Cup Bid

      U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to withhold support from nations who don't back the joint bid by the United States, Canada and Mexico to host the 2026 World Cup.

      Donald Trump Threatens Countries Who Don't Back Us World Cup Bid

      Quebec Woman Charged With Second-Degree Murder In Two-year-Old Daughter's Death

      Quebec Woman Charged With Second-Degree Murder In Two-year-Old Daughter's Death
      A Quebec City mother was formally charged Friday with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of her two-year-old daughter, whose body was found in a garbage can.

      Quebec Woman Charged With Second-Degree Murder In Two-year-Old Daughter's Death

      PrevNext