Sharon Osborne got into an emotional debate with her co-hosts “The Talk,” defending her friend Piers Morgan – and herself – after accusing Meghan Markle of exaggerating racist allegations in the family. British royal.
“I liked everything [Morgan] said? Did I agree with what he said? No, because that’s his opinion. It’s not my opinion. But why because I have supported a friend and co-worker for many years, everyone goes, if you support him, then you have to be racist because he is racist? ” said Osbourne, 68.
The tense and tearful exchange between Osbourne and his co-hosts came after she wrote on Twitter that she was with Morgan, who left “Good Morning Britain” amid criticism that she had attacked Markle following her interview with Oprah Winfrey Sunday. .
Morgan accused Markle of exaggerating allegations of racism in the royal family and said she did not think she was discouraged from seeking mental health treatment while committing suicide.
“@Piersmorgan I’m with you. Support you. People forget that you are paid for your opinion and that you are only telling the truth “, she wrote.
Co-host and author of The Talk, Elaine Marie Welteroth, said she understood why some people attacked Osbourne after posting on social media.
“Right now we need people fighting for anti-racism,” Welteroth said. “When we give permits or give space to people who say harmful and harmful things, what we do is allow them … And I think that’s what people react to.”
Osbourne replied: “I feel like I’m about to be put in an electric chair because I have a friend that many people think is racist, so it makes me racist.”
He then challenged the other hosts to tell him “what he said is racist.”
Sheryl Underwood responded that the “implication” of Morgan’s renunciation of Markle was racist rather than the words themselves.
“Why can’t he just not like her?” Why does he have to be racist? Said Osbourne.