Actor and producer Roseanne Barr said Monday in a tweet that former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett is a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and “Planet of the Apes.”

“muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj,” Barr tweeted, in response to another user’s claim that suggested Jarrett helped former President Barack Obama hide secrets.

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While Obama was in office, there were rumors that Jarrett secretly intended to promote Islam in the U.S. However, Jarrett, who is black, has no ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Muslim organization.

The original tweet Barr was responding to had nothing to do with Jarrett and was instead about the Obama CIA spying on the French president.

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Barr apologized Tuesday on Twitter, saying that she made a “bad joke” regarding Jarrett’s politics and appearance.

“I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans,” Roseanne posted to Twitter Tuesday morning. “I am truly sorry for making a bad joke about her politics and her looks. I should have known better. Forgive me-my joke was in bad taste.”

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In another tweet she said she was leaving Twitter.

“I apologize. I am now leaving Twitter,” Roseanne tweeted.