CBS continues to promote The Talk with a clip from Sharon Osbourne defending Meghan Markle against the ‘racist’ royal family – after she fired the TV host when she caught Piers Morgan in a racist fight the next day.
The network is accused of ‘hypocrisy’ over the incident by insiders in the industry – and a source close to Osbourne claims that CBS ‘exploits the controversy for ratings’.
The series began when Piers Morgan stormed out of the British chat show This Morning on March 9, after saying he did not believe Meghan’s version of alleged bullying and racist treatment by the royal family in a bomb interview with Oprah Winfrey.
The next day, Osbourne, 69, takes a stand on The Talk and says although she does not agree with Piers, she supports her right to make the controversial comment on TV.
“I supported my friend with his freedom of speech and his opinions on how he feels about the interview between Meghan and Harry,” she said.
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Sharon Osbourne indulged the royal family and the Queen, describing their alleged treatment of Meghan Markle as ‘absolute racism at its peak’ in an episode of The Talk (photo) which aired two days before her on-the-racist series
The four-minute clip remains on The Talk’s YouTube page, with ads attached to it, despite CBS firing Osbourne after defending Piers Morgan’s criticism of Markle.
‘Do I like everything he said, do I agree with what he said? No. Because that’s his opinion, it’s not my opinion. ‘
Over the next few days, anonymous allegations were made by a blogger accusing Osbourne of calling her co-hosts Julie Chen ‘Wonton’ and ‘Slanty Eyes’. Osbourne loudly denied it.
Two weeks later, CBS fired her from the program.
Despite Osbourne getting the chance, the channel still uses clips from her to promote the show.
In a four-minute segment of the program that aired on March 8, a day before Piers’ controversial remarks, Osbourne committed the royal family and the Queen, describing their alleged mistreatment of Meghan Markle as’ absolute racism on his part ‘. highlight ‘.
She also summoned Prince Andrew for failing to deprive him of his military medals due to allegations of child sexual abuse through his friendship with the infamous, later billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
In an episode of The Talk (above) on March 10, Osbourne defended Morgan in an air debate with co-presenter Sheryl Underwood, who suggested he was racist because he said he liked Markle’s version of alleged bullying and racist treatment by the royal do not believe family
CBS said Osbourne’s March 10 survey “is not in line with our values for a respectful workplace”. However, the episode is still available to watch online with ads attached to it.
Underwood and Osbourne are pictured right at the 41st annual Emmy Awards in 2014. Osbourne takes a stand on The Talk and says although she does not agree with Piers, she supports her right to make the controversial comment on TV.
The track was posted on The Talk’s official YouTube channel to promote the chat show, which has been viewed more than 222,000 times.
And although CBS said Osbourne’s on-air survey on March 10 ‘does not match our values for a respectful workplace’, the episode is available to watch online – with advertisements attached.
A source close to Osbourne told DailyMail.com that the ongoing promotion ‘is tantamount to the course with CBS, which exploits the controversy for reviews while not understanding how to handle it from a content perspective. ‘
A Los Angeles TV insider who works as a consultant for CBS says Sharon is unhappy about what ‘essentially double standards’ are.
“There’s clearly something down here,” the source said. ‘For one minute, CBS says that Sharon’s comments do not match their values, but then they keep the whole show online in order to get views.
‘And there are also ad segments in the programs, so they make money from these views.
Osbourne (far right) and Underwood (second from left) had a heated exchange over Osbourne’s support for her friend Piers Morgan (third from left), who came under fire for comments he made about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry . Morgan posted this photo in February 2020 of the former panel of last year’s program. From left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Underwood, Morgan, Marie Osmond and Osbourne
‘CBS’s commercial arm apparently does not match the moral stance it takes in public, given its ruling on Sharon. It is clear why she would feel wronged here. ‘
The source added: ‘It is interesting that the fact that Sharon Meghan fiercely defended Meghan the day before and strongly criticized the Royals for their racism, is also used to give commercial value.
“Making the emphasis there looks like a kick in the teeth. CBS has overlooked her moderate support for Meghan in the past. ‘
In her critique of the Queen on March 8, Osbourne said the royal family was ‘regrettable’.
‘How can you be the head of a rich man, and if anyone of color enters the royal family, he is not paid, you are not a member of the royal family, your child is not going to be a prince, because he might have a different skin color? she said.
“Now it’s regrettable – it’s absolute racism at its peak.”
DailyMail.com contacted CBS for comment.