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Central Florida reacts to news of ABC canceling 'Roseanne'

Officials with ABC announced Tuesday the decision to cancel "Roseanne" amid outrage over a tweet from the main star of the show, Roseanne Barr.

The tweet that referred to former Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett as a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and the "Planet of the Apes."

Barr apologized for her tweet before ABC announced its cancellation of her show.

Instead of Tuesday night's scheduled programming of a re-run episode of Roseanne, ABC will air episodes of "The Middle" at 8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

Central Florida residents took to social media to respond with mixed views about the news.