Katie Hopkins backs Roseanne in racist tweet
The offensive comment has since been deleted
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Outspoken reality TV contestant Katie Hopkins has supported Roseanne's racist social media post.
The sitcom actress and writer provoked outrage when she attacked former Obama White House adviser Valerie Jarrett. She claimed that Jarrett, who was born in Iran to American parents, has connections to the Muslim Brotherhood, and compared her to an ape. Barr wrote “Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj”. Roseanne's original tweet has since been deleted and she claimed to be quitting the social media platform.
Polarising media personality Katie Hopkins tweeted her support. "Never apologise @therealroseanne It only encourages the bastards. Stand Strong. #MAGA"
Hopkins has recently been back in the news after winning a complaint against the Mirror, which published a headline that implied she was prevented from leaving South Africa for taking ketamine, rather than because she had been detained for allegedly spreading racial hatred.
Twitter users congratulated the newspaper for the way it handled the apology.