Why ABC Finally Had to Cancel <em>Roseanne</em>

“You can’t control Roseanne Barr,” Ben Sherwood, the president of ABC, said with in March. “Many who have tried have failed. She’s the one and only.” It was an easy deflection, one that made the star of his biggest sitcom sound like a brilliant, maverick artiste. But Sherwood was to a question about Barr’s Twitter account, which often features , material and has dominated much of the discourse about the show. Two months later, the network finally asserted control, canceling on Tuesday just hours after Barr sent about the former White House adviser Valerie Jarrett.