Earlier this week, CBS’s The conversation went on a “brief hiatus” so that the network could investigate a recent airborne incident in which host Sharon Osbourne defended her friend Piers Morgan against accusations of racism, with Osbourne essentially demanding that she Talk co-host Sheryl Underwood explains what racism is. Shortly after that, the former The conversation co-host Holly Robinson Peete claimed that Osbourne said she was too “ghetto” for the show and got her fired. The hiatus was due to end on Wednesday, but it has been quietly extended and can now last even longer because Sharon Osbourne continued to dig herself into an ever deeper hole.
As reported by People, journalist Yashar Ali published a report the other day when several sources – including the The conversation co-host Leah Remini – accused Osbourne of referring to Julie Chen (who used to be on The conversation but left in the middle of a totally separate scandal) like “wonton” and “slant eyes”. The report also says that Osbourne called former co-host Sara Gilbert, who is a lesbian, a “pussy lick” and “fish eater”. So, in what was presumably a poorly conceived attempt to defend himself, Osbourne gave an interview to The Daily Mail in which she said the statements are “all crap”, but added that “everyone has an opinion or a story like the story of wonton. It’s like fucking with your fucking wonton story. Screw this. “
People says he “confirmed the accuracy of the quotes” and noted that “Osbourne shared a similar statement”, which means that, while refuting the charge that she called Julie Chen “wonton”, Osbourne repeated the word “wonton” and said “everyone” has a story like that. People it says The conversation will return to CBS on Tuesday now, but it is unclear what the program will look like when it returns.