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Fullduplexxx

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49. Her agent dumped her as well

Tue May 29, 2018, 03:26 PM

May 2018

Barr was also dropped by her talent agency, ICM Partners, who announced in a statement that her “disgraceful and unacceptable tweet” was “antithetical to our core values, both as individuals and as an agency. Consequently, we have notified her that we will not represent her.”

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Wanda Sykes: I will not be returning to @RoseanneOnABC. [View all] demmiblue May 2018 OP

Thank You Wanda! spanone May 2018 #1

Wanda, lead the way lame54 May 2018 #3

Good for you! JustAnotherGen May 2018 #2

She just tweeted that she was a "consulting producer", not the head writer... SidDithers May 2018 #10

Me too! JustAnotherGen May 2018 #21

ABC has cancelled the show... SidDithers May 2018 #42

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeees! malaise May 2018 #4

Class act and FUNNY as hell, Wanda. Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #5

Well.... DrunkInTheAfternoon May 2018 #19

Wanda Sykes HBO special a few years ago is considered one of the funniest of all time Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #20

Good for her....... CatMor May 2018 #6

I think now we see the reason Roseanne apologized Fullduplexxx May 2018 #7

And - why JustAnotherGen May 2018 #8

I love you, Wanda. Zoonart May 2018 #9

john Goodman needs to live up to his name lapfog_1 May 2018 #11

Don't they work for the network... lame54 May 2018 #12

typically they are hired to work for the production company lapfog_1 May 2018 #14

That comment from Roseanne was totally uncalled for. Initech May 2018 #13

Good workinclasszero May 2018 #15

Good career move. lpbk2713 May 2018 #16

There is a pattern here Gothmog May 2018 #17

THIS BumRushDaShow May 2018 #18

Oh.. thanks for that tweet from Toure' Cha May 2018 #61

Susan Rice .... LenaBaby61 May 2018 #22

It's the same shit that Trump's NY campaign chair said about Michelle Obama AdamGG May 2018 #56

Yes, and also, what's up with calling AA women men? raging moderate May 2018 #64

Wanda Sykes steals any movie she is in. Croney May 2018 #23

Good on you, Wanda Sykes. debsy May 2018 #24

Welcome to DU, debsy! calimary May 2018 #32

Wanda rocks. oasis May 2018 #25

Serious reactions from other stars here... KY_EnviroGuy May 2018 #26

I've said it before, but who would ever have thought that Tom Arnold LisaM May 2018 #46

Tell ABC how you feel about this POS move by a POS person OMGWTF May 2018 #27

Welcome to DU, OMGWTF! And thanks for this. Done. calimary May 2018 #34

The interesting thing about this story... brooklynite May 2018 #28

As I tell my kiddo... MontanaMama May 2018 #29

Why was she there in the first place? oberliner May 2018 #30

So it's Wanda's fault? Kingofalldems May 2018 #35

What's Wanda's fault? oberliner May 2018 #37

So you're saying somehow Wanda is bad for working there? Kingofalldems May 2018 #39

I'm saying I'm surprised she worked there oberliner May 2018 #48

And all the others that looked the other way during her not-so-subtle racist rants. progressoid May 2018 #44

I guess it was the money? oberliner May 2018 #47

I'd guess $$$$$$. I like Wanda and am surprised she hooked up with Roseanne. jalan48 May 2018 #54

Wanda Sykes explains why 'Roseanne' isn't a pro-Trump show oberliner May 2018 #55

Interesting. Wanda definitely isn't in the "Deplorables" labeling crowd. jalan48 May 2018 #57

Yeah, who knows oberliner May 2018 #59

The show is over. Give it up. Kingofalldems May 2018 #58

The interview is interesting oberliner May 2018 #60

Thank You Wanda, duforsure May 2018 #31

Thank you Wanda.. I've always admired you mountain grammy May 2018 #33

Roseanne has been tweeting racist stuff for years oberliner May 2018 #36

I was wondering about that too. Guess it's a moot point now, but... flibbitygiblets May 2018 #62

Good! mcar May 2018 #38

Neither is Roseanne!! musette_sf May 2018 #40

Elizabeth Warren and Wanda Sykes 2020 Submariner May 2018 #41

Why did she work on the show in the first place? oberliner May 2018 #66

Bring back Liberalagogo May 2018 #43

Never watched it this year... llmart May 2018 #45

Her agent dumped her as well Fullduplexxx May 2018 #49

Good for them. nt Quixote1818 May 2018 #51

was she the only one?... lame54 May 2018 #50

I give Sarah a pass on this TlalocW May 2018 #52

She did the smart thing. :) LiberalFighter May 2018 #53

I didn't realize that she was even connected to the show ashling May 2018 #63

She was promoting the show as recently as last month oberliner May 2018 #65

She's a good woman, and always funny. Mc Mike May 2018 #67