Sharon Osbourne’s commitment to “side with” British television personality Piers Morgan after her lengthy criticism of Meghan Markle this week received a warm reception from her co-hosts on “The Talk,” as well as from many of the viewers of the program.
Osbourne responded Wednesday to accusations of racism she said she had faced after supporting Morgan, whom she described as a lifelong friend. The discussion took place days after “Good Morning Britain” announced that Morgan had left the show after a series of segments in which Meghan Markle repeatedly exploded and dismissed her accusations of racist treatment by the royal family. British.
“I even feel like I’m about to get in the electric chair because I have a friend that a lot of people think is a racist, so that makes me a racist,” Osbourne proclaimed in Wednesday’s episode. “How can I be racist with anyone or anything in my life?”
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The conversation took an increasingly emotional turn when co-presenter Sheryl Underwood, who is black, pushed back the Osbourne dam.
“Don’t try to cry, because if someone cries, it will be me,” Osbourne told Underwood. “Educate me. Tell me when you’ve heard him say racist things! ”.
Underwood then concluded: “It’s not the exact words of racism, but the involvement and reaction that there is: not wanting to address it because [Meghan Markle] she is a black woman and trying to fire her or make her look less than she is, that is what makes her racist ”.
The conversation generated a forceful response on social media, with many angry at Osbourne’s approach.
“It’s not a black woman’s job to educate ANYONE about racism,” said actor Yvette Nicole Brown he tweeted. “The education that is sought is everywhere.” Added writer and comedian Rae Sanni: “White women are something else. Your tears are weapons.
The controversial chat took place a day after Osbourne expressed his support for Morgan on Twitter.
“People forget that you are being paid for your opinion and that you are just telling your truth,” he tweeted.
A day later, Morgan returned the praise.
“I love Sharon Osbourne because she always stays true to herself,” she tweeted. “She knew the brigade would wake her up by mistreating her for tweeting her, but she did it anyway because that’s what she believes.”
Morgan has a long history of making incendiary comments about Markle, both on the air and on social media.
The current reaction, however, is due to her dismissal of the Duchess of Sussex’s claims, made in Sunday’s explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey, who had contemplated suicide during her time as a royal worker.
Earlier this week, British regulator Ofcom reported that it had received more than 41,000 complaints (including one from Markle herself) over Morgan’s indictment.
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