Sheryl Underwood has explained how she felt after Sharon Osbourne, her co-host of “The Talk,” called her during a discussion last week about Piers Morgan’s relentless attacks on Meghan Markle.
The comedian felt “relieved” after all the ordeal, she said Saturday in an episode of her podcast, “The World According to Sheryl.”
“I slept a good night. I slept well because I didn’t do anything to anyone, “he said. “And he was a good friend, whatever came to me. He was a good friend.”
During an episode of “The Talk” last week, Underwood questioned Osbourne piulant his support for Morgan, who publicly questioned the things the Duchess of Sussex said during her interview with Oprah Winfrey. During that interview, Meghan spoke about her experiences related to racism and revealed that she had contemplated suicide.
“What would you say to people who may feel that while you’re on your friend’s side, you seem to be validating or taking refuge in something he or she has pronounced to be racist?” Underwood asked Osbourne.
The conversation quickly took a turn when Osbourne, inflamed, demanded that Underwood “educate” her on how Morgan’s renunciation of Meghan’s experiences and his long-standing attachment to her could be considered racist. (See parts of the segment below.)
In the podcast episode released Saturday, Underwood also noted that he had tried to explain to Osbourne the differences between covert racism and the manifesto.
He then discussed what it was like on set shortly after the heated exchange.
“The atmosphere for me was, that was already forgiven and finished as soon as it was said,” he said. “As soon as the screams and screams passed, I was already forgiven and finished.”
“I don’t know what’s in Sharon’s heart, I don’t know what she feels,” Underwood said later. “The only feelings I can control … are mine.”
Underwood said Osbourne approached her to speak after her interaction on the air, but that “they crushed her.”
Osbourne told “Entertainment Tonight” on Tuesday that she felt blind when Underwood questioned her about Morgan and that she felt she was “ready.” He told ET that he loved Underwood and had apologized to him, but that he “has not returned.”
“He should never have dismissed his feelings on national television,” Osbourne added.
Earlier this week, journalist Yashar Ali reported that Osbourne had been accused of making racist and homophobic comments about his former teammates. He has denied these allegations.
CBS put “The Talk” on a brief hiatus after the Osbourne and Underwood exchange over Morgan. The network told Deadline on Tuesday that it had extended the hiatus until next week and was investigating “major concerns expressed and discussions that were taking place about events in ‘The Talk’.”
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