The 56-year-old actress and activist left the show in 2011 and is claiming that one of the reasons behind her leaving was because Sharon complained about her.
“I’m old enough to remember when Sharon complained that I was too ‘ghetto’ for #theTalk…then I was gone 💨,” Holly wrote on her Twitter page.
She goes on, saying that she’s bringing it up now “bc I was mortified watching the disrespectful condescending tone she took w/her co host who remained calm & respectful because…she HAD to. 🤦🏽♀️ 🤷🏽♀️ #fbf.”
Holly was part of the team of hosts that included Sharon, Sara Gilbert, Julie Chen and Leah Remini. The only one still on the show is Sharon.
At the time, Holly claimed that at the time she and Leah were “let go”, there was no explanation given.
Earlier this week, the 68-year-old was involved in an on-air dispute after she publicly supported Piers over his comments about Meghan Markle.
“.@piersmorgan I am with you. I stand by you,” Sharon had shared on Twitter following Piers leaving his own show, Good Morning Britain, after slamming the Duchess of Sussex for her interview and revelations she shared during an interview with Oprah Winfrey. “People forget that you’re paid for your opinion and that you’re just speaking your truth.”
The day after her tweet, Sharon explained that she didn’t “agree with what he said,” but supported her friend’s “freedom of speech.”
Sheryl then asked her what she would say to people who felt it was racist to defend a person making such comments and Sharon replied: “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? How could I be racist about anybody? How could I be racist about anybody or anything in my life? How can I?”
“Well–” Sheryl began to respond, just as the show cut to commercial. The conversation didn’t stop though, and continued on when the cameras cut off.
“I will ask you again, Sheryl, I was asking you during the break and I’m asking you again. And don’t try and cry, because if anyone should be crying, it should be me,” she said as she raised her voice. “This is the situation: you tell me where you have heard him say – educate me. Tell me when you have heard him say racist things. Educate me. Tell me.”
Sheryl told her that it isn’t “the exact words of racism,” but rather 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 or to make it seem less than what it is, that’s what makes it racist. But right now, I’m talking to a woman who I believe is my friend and I don’t want anybody here to watch this and say that we’re attacking you for being racist. And for that, if I articulated anything –”
“I think it’s too late. I think that seed is already sown,” Sharon quipped.
Following the on-air outburst, Sharon reflected on what went down and has issued a statement to her fans and fans of the show.
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Sharon Osbourne got emotional defending herself for defending her “friend” Piers Morgan during the latest episode of The Talk.
Morgan is under fire for denying Meghan Markle‘s reality and suicidal thoughts. He said, “I don’t believe a word she says, Meghan Markle. I wouldn’t believe it if she read me a weather report and that fact that she fired up this onslaught against our royal family, I think is contemptible.” Morgan ended up leaving his morning show after storming off the set while being called out.
Sharon defended him at the time, and she defended him again on the talk show on Wednesday (March 10).
“Did I like everything he said? Did I agree with what he said? No,” Sharon said. “Because it’s his opinion. It’s not my opinion…I support him for his freedom of speech, and he’s my friend.”
She continued, “I’m not racist…I don’t care what color or what religion anyone is. Are you a nice person? That’s what I judge you on.”
Her co-host Sheryl Underwood said, “What would you say to people who may feel that while you’re standing by your friend, it appears you gave validation or safe haven to something that he has uttered that is racist, even if you don’t agree?”
Sharon then began getting emotional and said, “I very much feel 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? What does it gotta do with me?”
“I will ask you again Sheryl, I’ve been asking you during the break and I’m asking you again, and don’t try and cry cause if anyone should be crying it should be me,” Sharon said.
“Educate me!” Sharon said with tears in her eyes. “Tell me when you have heard him say racist things.”
“It is not the exact words of racism, it’s the implication and the reaction to it,” Sheryl responded. “To not want to address that because she is a Black woman, and to try to dismiss it or to make it seem less than what it is that’s what makes it racist,” Underwood said. “But right now, I’m talking to a woman I believe is my friend and I don’t want anybody here to watch this and think we are attacking you for being racist.”
Now, it appears as if he has at least one supporter in The Talk‘s Sharon Osbourne.
Some backstory: The 55-year-old was co-hosting on Good Morning Britain on March 9 when his co-host Alex Beresford confronted him.
“I understand that you don’t like Meghan Markle. You’ve made it so clear a number of times on this program—a number of times,” Alex said. “And I understand that you’ve got a personal relationship with Meghan Markle or had one and she cut you off. She’s entitled to cut you off if she wants to. Has she said anything about you since she cut you off? I don’t think she has but yet you continue to trash her.”
Piers got up and left at this moment, saying, “OK, I’m done with this. Sorry. No. Sorry. You can trash me mate, but not on my own show. See you later. Sorry, can’t do this.”
If you don’t know, Piers claims to have been friends with Meghan back in 2015. They apparently hung out in 2016 during the same trip where she went on her first date with Prince Harry.
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The hosts of The Talk are calling on legendary journalist Diane Sawyer to apologize to Britney Spears for how she treated the singer in a 2003 interview.
In the interview, with a then 22-year-old Britney, the journalist asked about her split from Justin Timberlake and said, “You broke his heart. You did something that caused him so much pain, so much suffering. What did you do?”
Diane also brought up a comment made that year by Maryland’s first lady, who called the singer a bad influence and said, “Really, if I had an opportunity to shoot Britney Spears, I think I would.” Diane then seemingly defended that horrific comment by saying, “It’s because of the example for kids and how hard it is to be a parent.”
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“I’ve known Marilyn for 25 years,” she said of having worked with him as a music manager. He was also scheduled to join Ozzy on his since-cancelled 2020 tour.
“[I’ve] worked with him for many, many years and obviously I would not know what goes on in his bedroom, neither do I want to, but as far as people who think going on all my social, calling me names and putting up pictures of Marylin and I,” she continued.
“You know, there’s something called a working relationship and that’s what I’ve had with Marylin for many years. I know nothing about his sexual preferences or the way he treats women. I know how he treats an older woman, which is me. And he’s always been respectful.”
“I’m feeling really fine now, except that I’m still very tired. I nod off at, you know, ridiculous times of the day,” Sharon shared. “I went through all the symptoms, headache, eye ache, body ache, dizziness, sickness, you know all of it. But there’s people who are much worse than I got it. They have it much worse, and I just think I came out very lucky.”
Carrie Ann, 53, also opened up about her experience, revealing that she is not 100% back to normal. She revealed her diagnosis one week before Sharon did.
“I can’t taste or smell,” Carrie Ann said. “I was thinking a lot about you [new co-host] Amanda [Kloots], actually, throughout this time. You guys reached out and I appreciate that you reached out. It made me feel safer. The worst part I think about going through Covid was the fear factor, and just trying to manage the fear…staying focused on positivity and thank you all for reaching out.”
She added, “I’m grateful I made it through. Amanda, I thought of you a lot, and I have even more compassion and love in my heart and I want to support you in any way I can.”
