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ABC Sitcom 'Roseanne' Cancelled After Racist Tweets

ABC has cancelled “Roseanne” after its star, Roseanne Barr, sent a racist tweet about a former Obama aide.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson discusses the latest with NPR TV critic  Eric Deggans ( @Deggans).

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