A resurgent clip showing Sharon Osbourne commenting offensively on Meghan Markle’s Blackness has surfaced online this week as the co-host of “The Talk” faces accusations of making racist and homophobic comments directed at her former colleagues.
Journalist Yashar Ali, who on Tuesday published a report on allegations related to Osbourne’s conduct toward his former co-hosts, also published a Twitter thread on Saturday, which included an old Osbourne clip about the Duchess of Sussex in “The Talk.”
In the clip, which was filmed in 2018, co-presenter Sheryl Underwood can be heard saying that Meghan brought “Blackness to the royal family,” to which Osbourne responds, “She’s not black.”
After Underwood and Eve quickly responded to Osbourne, correcting her that the Duchess was a black biracial woman who had a black mother (Meghan’s father is white), Osbourne doubled his observation and fired at his black hosts. .
“Yeah, no, I know, but it doesn’t look black,” he said.
“Here?” Eve and Underwood questioned it in unison.
“A no one “ Osbourne can be heard answering in the middle of the talks.
Eve then pointed out that “black people come in all shades” before the discussion ended. The ex-companion conveyed that such a complex conversation around skins and blackness deserved to be treated differently.
“This is a whole discussion we don’t need to have,” Eve said.
A CBS representative did not immediately return a request for comment on the resurrected clip.
Osbourne was widely criticized last week after fiercely defending her lifelong friend Piers Morgan, who hesitated and dismissed the revelations of Meghan’s interview with Oprah Winfrey on March 7. she revealed that she had contemplated suicide during her time as a royal worker.
During a tense exchange on “The Talk,” when Underwood asked Osbourne about his defense of Morgan, a visibly agitated Osbourne put the responsibility of his co-host on “educating” her about how Morgan’s relentless attacks Meghan could be considered racist.
Osbourne then apologized on social media to “anyone of color” the next day, writing that she “panicked, felt blind” and “defended herself” for fear of being accused of being a racist. “.
Following Osbourne’s exchange with Underwood last week, she has been publicly accused of making racist comments about her former co-host Holly Robinson Peete and of using racial insults and homophobic comments to refer to her. to his former co-hosts Sara Gilbert and Julie Chen. Ali’s report detailing these allegations cited several unnamed sources, along with former “The Talk” host Leah Remini, who spoke at the registry in the article.
Osbourne publicist Howard Bragman issued a statement denying the allegations to Ali, calling the allegations “lies” and “reformulating history”.
During an interview with “Entertainment Tonight” on Tuesday, Osbourne said he was blinded last week by Underwood’s questions about Morgan, saying he was “ready” and not properly prepared for the question, which he said. which is the usual practice.
She called herself a “sacrificed lamb.”
CBS announced Tuesday that “The Talk” will be paused for another week, after the channel initially said the show would close on Monday and Tuesday as it focused on the Underwood and Osbourne switch.
The network released the following statement on the program’s continuous hiatus on Tuesday until the deadline:
CBS is committed to a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace in all of our productions. We are also very aware of the important concerns expressed and the discussions about events The Talk. This includes a process where all voices are heard, claims are investigated and appropriate action is taken when necessary. The show will extend its production hiatus until next Tuesday as we continue to review these issues.
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