DEFENDING PIERS MORGAN'S ARTICLE ON MEGHAN MARKLE'S INTERVIEW WITH OPRAH GETS SHARRON OSBOURNE CANCELLED

CBS fires Sharon Osbourne from 'The Talk' because she dared to defend Piers Morgan who her co-hosts considered a racist

By Howie Katz

 

             Sharon Osbourne with her longtime friend Piers Morgan

 

Sharon Osbourne has been a co-host on "The Talk" for more than 10 years.  But on Friday CBS released a statement that they had fired her.

Sharon's crime

Sharon defended her longtime friend Piers Morgan who was castigated as a racist by black co-host Sheryl Underwood because of his Daily Mail column about Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah.  Morgan blasted Meghan, saying he did not believe a word she said, including that she was a victim of racism by the Royal Family. 

 

Sheryl Underwood takes offense to Sharon Osboune's defense of Piers Morgan

 

That's all it took for Underwood to get her dander up.  She and Sharon got into a heated exchange, the likes of which had never occurred on the show before.

CBS was so upset that on March 12 it put tye show on hiatus, announcing that it will not return until April 12.

CBS did not take kindly to Osbourne's defense of Piers Morgan against claims of racism.  The network declared that "As part of our review, we concluded that Sharon's behavior toward her co-hosts during the March 10 episode did not align with our values for a respectful workplace."

Former co-hosts also came forward to accuse Osbourne of having made racist remarks, something she vehemently denied.  

Since CBS fired Osbourne, they should have fired Underwood as well, bu then she is black and was aggrieved by Sharon's defense of Morgan.