‘The Talk’ spoke again with Sheryl Underwood, Elaine Welteroth, Amanda Kloots and Carrie Ann Inaba on Monday afternoon after a recent dismissal of longtime panel member Sharon Osbourne.
Donald E. Grant, who also focuses on fairness and justice, served as moderator when the women discussed the infamous episode on March 10, where Osbourne played out during the discussion of racism, which caused a long hiatus while CBS investigated.
“It’s hard to go back to the day because I just feel the trauma,” Underwood told Grant after saying she wanted to be an example to people. She said she did not want to run into the stereotype of the ‘angry black woman’, and explained that she started tearing up while talking to Osbourne because she had to limit her strong feelings.
Welteroth said viewers saw a famous scene on TV that day: two women “walking the rope that black women walk in the workplace all day.” She lamented that the conversation ‘off the rails’ went into contempt when she and Underwood tried so hard to keep things respectful.
Welteroth also wanted to make one thing clear: she and Underwood were by no means part of a ‘conspiracy’ to attack Osbourne. Press reports suggest that the scenario was ‘absolutely, untrue’. (Osbourne suggested in an ET interview that she be hired by network administrators.)
“Even if your voice trembles and even if you do not have the perfect words,” Welteroth said, “it is important that you find your voice and stand for your integrity and in what you believe.”
Underwood wanted to record that while receiving text messages from Osbourne, she did not respond because she was unsure how to act during an internal investigation. Osbourne regards the texts as an excuse and does not understand why Underwood did not answer her.
‘I’ve never been through something like this. I did not know if you would communicate or not. “I have not spoken to Sharon yet, I have not yet called her,” said Underwood, adding that if her friend came to her and greeted her warmly, she would give it back.
“If you’re friends with someone, you’re still friends,” she said.
Kloots said that when the ‘hard conversation’ started, she was in the middle of a middle therapist. “I try to hear everyone’s views,” she said.
“We do not all want to be fired,” said Inaba, who was ill with an autoimmune condition during the recent drama and made her return to the program on Monday.
“Everyone with a brain has a bias,” Grant explained later in the program. He said we need to recognize these thoughts, own them, and figure out how to learn ‘what the world has taught us’.
Prior to Monday’s episode, Underwood shared a behind-the-scenes message, pointing out that co-presenters had not been in the studio together since the week of two controversial episodes with conversations about race. Osbourne, the last remaining member of the program’s debut panel in 2010, parted ways with The Talk while on hiatus.
“We need to process the events of that day and what has happened since then so that we can come to healing,” Underwood said Monday, referring to the March 10 episode. In the next hour we will honestly discuss what happened and examine some of our feelings. And we’ll also show you how anyone can become more comfortable discussing important issues and having difficult conversations. At the end of the hour, we want everyone to feel empowered and ready to move forward. ”
‘The Talk’ begins in early March, a day after Osbourne defended Piers Morgan for not believing former Meghan Markle’s statements in the interview with Prince Harry and Oprah Winfrey. Underwood asked Osbourne what she should say to those who say the former judge of ‘America’s Got Talent’ provides cover for a racist. Osbourne stated that neither she nor Morgan was a racist, and the conversation took place.
“I even feel like I’m about to sit in the electric chair because I have a friend who many people consider a racist, and that makes me a racist,” Osbourne said on March 10. Morgan said. bomb aimed at her girlfriend when the program broke away commercially, and then asked Underwood to ‘educate’ her about what Morgan said was racist. Osbourne also told Underwood not to cry during their exchange, saying if anyone cries, it must be herself.
Osbourne publicly apologized via social media March 11 and said she “panicked and was blind.” Underwood, meanwhile, continued to adopt a ‘first forgiveness’ attitude. Yet last week there was disagreement over whether Osbourne had personally reached out to Underwood to say she was sorry.
“The events of the March 10 broadcast were disturbing to everyone involved, including the audience watching at home,” CBS said in a statement on March 26. ‘As part of our review, we came to the conclusion that Sharon’s behavior towards her co-host during the March 10 episode was not in line with our values for a respectful workplace. ”
The network said no evidence was found during the investigation that drivers had set Osbourne on its feet.
CBS later denied paying $ 10 million to Osbourne as part of her departure.