In an now-deleted tweetstorm,Roseanne Barrblamedher racist tweet on her use of Ambien— and the drug’s manufacturer is not happy.
The actress, 65, caused the cancellation of her eponymous show after she posted a racist tweet on Monday night about formerBarack ObamaadvisorValerie Jarrett. Though Barr said she had quit Twitter, she came back early Wednesday morning to apologize, and said the Ambien — a sedative often used for insomnia — is what ledto the offensive tweet.
“Guys I did something unforgiveable so do not defend me,” she tweeted on Wednesday. “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 [sic]. I made a mistake I wish I hadn’t but…don’t defend it please.”
Roseanne Barr May 29, 2018 Twitter https://twitter.com/therealroseanne/status/1001678566298406912
But Sanofi,the company that makes Ambien, did not take kindly to Barr’s blame, and responded with a tweet of its own.
“People of all races, religions and nationalities work at Sanofi every day to improve the lives of people around the world. While all pharmaceutical treatments have side effects, racism is not a known side effect of any Sanofi medication,” the company wrote.
They weren’t the only company to throw shade on Barr’s tweets. The Twitter account for Dictionary.com responded with the definition of “ambien.”
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“Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show,” president of ABC Entertainment Channing Dungey announced in a statement Tuesday.
Roseannewas the no. 1 scripted series of the season with a 6.4 rating in the key demo, according toThe Hollywood Reporter.
source: people.com
