The New York Daily News
‘Roseanne’ Cancellation Only Choice for ABC Following Racist Tweets
Friday, June 15, 2018,
By Essence Britt
, Trustee Professor and director of the Bleier Center for Televsion and Popular Cultures in the school of Newhouse, had a few words to say regarding Roseanne Barr’s racial tweets that lead to the cancellation of her ABC show, “Roseanne.” Thompson is mentioned in theÂ
Thompson states, “This wasn’t a choice for ABC (the cancellation of the show). They knew exactly how this story had to end, and they did it quickly as opposed to sending out a bunch of different press releases and then finally doing it. They took one look at that tweet yesterday and they knew the trajectory. They knew it only ended this way.”