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| US comedian Roseanne Barr, who recently made a splash with the successful reboot of her '90s TV sitcom, has landed in hot water after posting a racist tweet likening an African-American former Obama aide to an ape. | US comedian Roseanne Barr, who recently made a splash with the successful reboot of her '90s TV sitcom, has landed in hot water after posting a racist tweet likening an African-American former Obama aide to an ape. |
| Broadcaster ABC said on Tuesday the comments were "abhorrent" and pulled the plug on Barr's self-titled show, despite it drawing more than 18 million viewers for its first episode. | Broadcaster ABC said on Tuesday the comments were "abhorrent" and pulled the plug on Barr's self-titled show, despite it drawing more than 18 million viewers for its first episode. |
| It was only recently that Barr, 65, who has previously implied that she may make a second run for US president, was being congratulated by Donald Trump over her success. | It was only recently that Barr, 65, who has previously implied that she may make a second run for US president, was being congratulated by Donald Trump over her success. |
| But Barr has been caught up in controversy several times before. Here we take a look back at five of her most notorious moments. | But Barr has been caught up in controversy several times before. Here we take a look back at five of her most notorious moments. |
| The Star-Spangled Banner: 1990 | The Star-Spangled Banner: 1990 |
| Barr took to the field at a baseball game to sing the Star-Spangled Banner. | Barr took to the field at a baseball game to sing the Star-Spangled Banner. |
| She was booed and ridiculed for a "screechy" performance that was far from pitch perfect. | She was booed and ridiculed for a "screechy" performance that was far from pitch perfect. |
| "I started too high. I knew about six notes in that I couldn't hit the big note," she later admitted. | "I started too high. I knew about six notes in that I couldn't hit the big note," she later admitted. |
| Then-President George H W Bush labelled the performance "disgraceful". | Then-President George H W Bush labelled the performance "disgraceful". |
| Dressing as Hitler: 2009 | Dressing as Hitler: 2009 |
| The comedian was criticised after photos emerged of her dressed as Adolf Hitler in a shoot for the satirical Jewish magazine Heeb. | The comedian was criticised after photos emerged of her dressed as Adolf Hitler in a shoot for the satirical Jewish magazine Heeb. |
| It was reported that the outfit - complete with moustache and swastika armband - was her own suggestion. | It was reported that the outfit - complete with moustache and swastika armband - was her own suggestion. |
| Barr, who is herself Jewish, said that she was "making fun of Hitler, not his victims". | Barr, who is herself Jewish, said that she was "making fun of Hitler, not his victims". |
| Tweet leads to lawsuit: 2014 | Tweet leads to lawsuit: 2014 |
| Then Barr shared the home address of George Zimmerman on Twitter. The neighbourhood watchman was cleared over the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in 2012 after it was determined that he acted in self-defence. | |
| Mr Zimmerman's parents filed a lawsuit against Barr, claiming that they felt unsafe in their own home. | Mr Zimmerman's parents filed a lawsuit against Barr, claiming that they felt unsafe in their own home. |
| The comedian deleted the tweets. She had more than 100,000 followers at the time. | The comedian deleted the tweets. She had more than 100,000 followers at the time. |
| A conspiracy too far: 2018 | A conspiracy too far: 2018 |
| In March this year, a tweet from Barr that featured David Hogg, a student survivor of the Parkland school shooting in Florida that left 17 dead, sparked another backlash for the comedian. | |
| In her post, Barr appeared to suggest that the student gave a Nazi salute at a protest rally calling for stricter gun control laws in Washington DC. | In her post, Barr appeared to suggest that the student gave a Nazi salute at a protest rally calling for stricter gun control laws in Washington DC. |
| Responding to a tweet featuring Mr Hogg, Barr tweeted the words "NAZI SALUTE". She later deleted her tweet. | Responding to a tweet featuring Mr Hogg, Barr tweeted the words "NAZI SALUTE". She later deleted her tweet. |
| Racist 'joke' ends the show: 2018 | Racist 'joke' ends the show: 2018 |
| On 29 May, the comedian apologised over a tweet in which she said that Valerie Jarrett, an African-American, was the child of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Planet of the Apes. | On 29 May, the comedian apologised over a tweet in which she said that Valerie Jarrett, an African-American, was the child of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Planet of the Apes. |
| "I apologise to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans," Barr said in follow-up posts in which she defended her remarks as a "joke", admitting that it was "in bad taste". | "I apologise to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans," Barr said in follow-up posts in which she defended her remarks as a "joke", admitting that it was "in bad taste". |
| Mrs Jarrett was a senior adviser to former US President Barack Obama. | Mrs Jarrett was a senior adviser to former US President Barack Obama. |
| The latest tweet follows a long line of incidents, including: | The latest tweet follows a long line of incidents, including: |
| Earlier this month she vowed to quit social media, blaming a "toxic" atmosphere. Then, on Tuesday... | Earlier this month she vowed to quit social media, blaming a "toxic" atmosphere. Then, on Tuesday... |