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The Talk’s Sharon Osbourne admits she ‘may not be wanted’ back on CBS show but insists she’s ‘NOT racist’ in Sheryl feud
SHARON Osbourne admitted she “may not be wanted” back on The Talk after “racism” accusations in a scathing feud with Sheryl Underwood.
The TV personality responded to the ongoing outrage following a tense on-air fight with her co-host and insisted she is “NOT racist” as the show remains on hiatus due to an internal investigation.
Sharon Osborune admitted she may not ‘be wanted back’ to The Talk[/caption]
Sheryl Underwood got into a heated exchange with Sharon during a chat about racism[/caption]
On Tuesday, Sharon sat down for a lengthy interview with ET and got candid about the severe backlash she is facing after last week’s fight with Sheryl.
“I wish we could go on and have a adult conversation calmly and work it out but I don’t know whether we can.
“I don’t know whether it’s gone past that. I would love to but I don’t know whether I even want to go back. … I don’t know whether I’m wanted there,” she confessed of her uncertain future.
In response to the fury she caused regarding her comments about race, she said: “Do I have my finger on the pulse of what’s going on, with the Black situation in this country? No.
“The ins and the outs of the way the younger generation feel right now, I don’t have my finger on the pulse.”
The Talk host sat down for a lengthy interview where she insisted she is ‘NOT racist’[/caption]
Sharon claimed she ‘owned up’ to her behavior in the interview[/caption]
However, the outspoken redhead did claim she “owned up” to how she handled the interview.
“I can’t not own up. I said what I said. I got too personal with Sheryl. I should’ve never said stop her tears. She was hurting as I was hurting.
“I love Sheryl, I’ve apologized to Sheryl, she’s not gotten back and I can understand. Sheryl needs her time,” she explained.
Sharon then asked: “I am not a racist and if you can’t have a go at your friend who happens to be Black, does that make me racist because I said certain things to my friend, but I said them on camera?
“I will keep on apologizing to Sheryl, even if I decide not to go back, I will still keep apologizing to Sheryl.
“I have nothing but respect and so much affection for Sheryl. I don’t want to hurt her,” she added.
Concluding the lengthy chat, she added: “I let myself down. I let her down by losing my cool, by not centering myself to say, ‘OK, for some reason they’re doing this to me … you’re on national TV, stay calm, stay calm.’
“And I didn’t. So. I blew it. But that does not make me a racist.”
The drama started when Sharon defended her decision to stand by Piers, who quit Good Morning Britain after co-host Alex Beresford slammed him for his constant scrutiny of Meghan Markle.
Sharon opened Wednesday’s episode: “Why is it that because I supported a longtime friend and work colleague for years, people go ‘well you must be racist because he’s racist.’
“No. I support his freedom of speech. I’m not racist and neither is Piers racist. What have I ever said about anybody that’s racist? It’s not within me. It’s not in my soul.”
Sheryl disagreed with Sharon’s comments, as she claimed Piers showed “racial implications with the way he spoke about Meghan” last time he appeared on their talk show.
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The comedian explained: “It’s not the exact words of racism it’s the implication and the reaction to it.
“To not want to address that because she is a Black woman and to try to dismiss it, that’s what makes it racist.”
Earlier today, a source exclusively told The Sun episodes of daytime talk show are “now canceled for the rest of the week.”
The Sun also reported the two “can never share the same stage again.”
