INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Roseanne Barr blamed a dose of Ambien for a tweet in which she likened Valerie Jarrett to an apeWashington, United States:
Pulled off air over a racist tweet, US sitcom star Roseanne Barr has blamed her outburst on a sleeping pill -- prompting a swift
retort Wednesday from pharma giant Sanofi which stated, deadpan, that its drugs do not cause racism.In a since-deleted overnight tweet, Barr
blamed a dose of Ambien for the incendiary tweet in which she likened Valerie Jarrett, an African American former White House aide, to an
ape."It was 2 in the morning and I was ambien tweeting" wrote the 65-year-old actress, whose hit comedy "Roseanne" was axed by ABC over the
post that read: "Muslim brotherhood planet of the apes had a baby = vj."The French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi was quick to push back --
trolling Barr in an acerbic post that quickly went viral."People of all races, religions and nationalities work at Sanofi every day to
improve the lives of people around the world," the drugmaker tweeted."While all pharmaceutical treatments have side effects, racism is not a
known side effect of any Sanofi medication."Barr, a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump who has previously used Twitter to voice
hard-right and conspiracy theorist views, has been dropped by her talent agency ICM amid a wave of public outrage over the tweet.She called
her own actions indefensible, saying: "I made a mistake I wish I hadn't butdon't defend it please.Barr later deleted this tweet, but in
another pointed again to her use of Ambien as a reason for her misconduct
Barr also re-tweeted several people defending her.© Thomson Reuters 2018(This story has not been edited by TheIndianSubcontinent staff and
is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
