Sharon Osbourne has parted ways with CBS talk show “The Talk.”
The controversial host defended British talk show presenter Piers Morgan after a heated discussion about race led to his leaving “Good Morning Britain” earlier in the month. That March 10 defense landed Osbourne on the hot seat when she, too, was accused of insensitivity.
CBS cited that incident as a factor in her 11-year run on “The Talk” coming to an end.
CBS also refuted Osbourne’s claims that she had been blindsided in the segment at the center of the controversy.
“I feel even like I’m about to be put in the electric chair because I have a friend who many people think is a racist, so that makes me a racist and for me at 68 years of age to have to turn around and say ‘I ain’t racist’ … what’s it got to do with me?” Osbourne said on March 10th.
Morgan had been critical of Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, who made allegations of racism against Great Britain’s royal family during an interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Osbourne tweeted on March 12 that she panicked at the thought of being labeled a racist and reacted defensively on her program.
“I am still learning like the rest of us & will continue to learn, listen and do better,” she wrote.
Also on March 12, former “The Talk” host Holly Robinson Peete tweeted that Osbourne complained she was “too ghetto,” which Osbourne denies. Former host Leah Remini also accused Osbourne of racist and sexist comments.
Osbourne had been with the show since it began in 2010. She was the only original host still with the show.
“The Talk” went on hiatus in the aftermath of the controversy.
