Sara M Moniuszko
USA TODAY
Published 3:16 p.m. UTC May 29, 2018
Roseanne Barr is apologizing after taking aim at former Obama White House adviser Valerie Jarrett on Twitter.
The actress made a racially-charged comment Tuesday, which has now been deleted, in response to a tweet that accused Jarrett of helping “hide” misdeeds for the Obama administration.
“muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj,” Barr wrote, using Jarrett’s initials.
Jarrett, 61, is African American and worked for Obama from 2009 to 2017.
Hours later, Barr apologized for the tweet, describing it as “a bad joke.”
“I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans. I am truly sorry for making a bad joke about her politics and her looks,” Barr said. “I should have known better. Forgive me — my joke was in bad taste.”
This isn’t the first time Barr has taken heat for her controversial views and pro-Trump statements. She returned to Twitter in March after taking a break from the social media site in December following an online feud with people who responded harshly to her tweets praising President Trump and criticizing his election foe, Hillary Clinton, and former president Obama.
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