A re-enactment clip showing Sharon Osbourne making an offensive reference to Blackness Meghan Markle has surfaced online this week as “The Talk” co-host defies allegations of making racist and homophobic attitudes directed at her colleagues.
Journalist Yashar Ali, who also published a report on allegations of Osbourne’s behavior toward his peers on Tuesday, also posted Twitter thread Saturday which featured an old snippet of Osbourne talking about the Duchess of Sussex on “The Talk.”
In the clip, which was reportedly filmed in 2018, co-host Sheryl Underwood is heard saying that Meghan gave “Blackness to the royal family,” to which Osbourne responds: “She’s not black.”
After Underwood and Eve quickly respond to Osbourne, correcting him that the Duchess is a Black biracial woman and her black mother (Meghan’s father is white), Osbourne doubled down on her idea and shot at him. back on her black cousins.
“Yeah, no, I know, but she doesn’t look Black,” she said.
“Who for?” Eve and Underwood were questioned together.
“Gu anyone, ” Osbourne can be heard echoing in a chat.
Eve then stated that “Black people come in many shades” before concluding the debate. The former co-host said such a complex conversation about skin and Blackness deserved to be treated differently.
“That’s a whole debate that we don’t have to have,” Eve said.
A CBS representative did not immediately return a request for comment on the resume.
Osbourne was widely criticized last week after strongly defending her longtime friend Piers Morgan, who doubted and dismissed the revelations in Meghan bombs interview with Oprah Winfrey on March 7 . During that interview, the Duchess shared her experience of dealing with racism, and revealed that she had considered suicide during her time as royal king.
In a tense exchange on “The Talk,” when Underwood asked Osbourne about her defense of Morgan, Osbourne charged his co-host to “educate” her on how to stop attacks. Morgan on Meghan being considered racist.
Osbourne then apologized on social media to “anyone of color” the next day, writing that she was “shocked, feeling blind” and ” protected “for fear of being” accused of racism. ”
Following Osbourne’s exchange with Underwood last week, she has been publicly accused of making racist comments about her ex-boyfriend Holly Robinson Peete and for using racial slurs and homophobic comments to mention her ex-guests Sara Gilbert and Julie Chen. Ali’s report details these allegations citing several anonymous sources, along with former co-host of “The Talk” Leah Remini, who spoke on the record in the article.
Osbourne journalist Howard Bragman released a statement denying the allegations to Ali, saying the allegations were “lies” and “retell history. ”
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday, Osbourne said she was blinded by Underwood’s questions about Morgan last week, saying she was “established” and not right for the question – she said. it is normal practice.
She called it “a sacrificial lamb.” ”
CBS announced on Tuesday that “The Talk” will remain on hiatus for another week, after the network initially announced that the show would close for Monday and Tuesday as it looked into the Underwood and Osbourne exchanges.
The network released the following statement about the show’s ongoing hiatus Tuesday to Date:
CBS is committed to a diverse, inclusive and respected workplace in all of our exhibitions. We are also aware of the significant concerns raised and the ongoing discussions regarding incidents The Debate. This includes a process where all voices are heard, scrutiny of applications and appropriate action where necessary. The show will extend its production hiatus until next Tuesday as we continue to review these issues.
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