Holly Robinson Peete, who was one of the original hosts of CBS The talk, Sharon accused Osbourne on Twitter, saying that the co-presenter ‘complained that I was too’ ghetto ‘for the program and that Osbourne was responsible for Peete’s departure in 2011.
“I’m old enough to remember when Sharon complained that I was too ‘ghetto’ for #theTalk … then I was gone,” Peete tweeted. “I’ll bring it down in front of me now, because I saw myself dead and looked at the disrespectful condescending tone she recorded with her co-host, who remained respectful because … she HAD.”
Peete’s comments come after Osbourne broke down in tears during Wednesday’s episode of The talk after being shouted at by co-presenter Sheryl Underwood for giving a safe haven to Osbourne’s friend Piers Morgan after his comments about Meghan Markle were considered racist by many. Morgan also said he did not believe Markle’s suicidal thoughts.
“I feel like I’m about to sit in the electric chair because I have a friend who many people think is racist, so that makes me a racist,” Osbourne said before asking Underwood to to be exact about how Morgan was racist. .
After the heated conversation of Wednesday’s episode, Osbourne ‘after statement on Twitter apologized for her remarks and added that she ‘felt blind [and] become defensive. Morgan responded to the moment Underwood and Osbourne demanded The talk apologizes after it “embarrassed and bullied” his friend.
I’m old enough to remember when Sharon complained that I was too ‘ghetto’ # dieTalk… then I was gone💨
I bring it up now. I was staring at the disrespectful condescending tone she took up with her co-host, who remained calm and respectful because … she MUST🤦🏽♀️#fbf https://t.co/7pnCnhM5rf pic.twitter.com/CXR4DzvlEZHolly Robinson Peete @hollyrpeete 12 March 2021