Sharon Osbourne refuses to go down without a fight, as “The Talk” investigates allegations of racism and toxicity on the CBS show.
A source told us that Osbourne is now waiting to be fired, but he will not go without a huge payment.
“The network will have to pay for a considerable solution to keep it calm after that,” the source said.
“He could write a book, he could do a world of interviews. He knows where all the bodies are buried. ”
We were told that joint showrunners and executive producers Heather Gray and Kristin Matthews might have to take part in the fall for the race, as it would not have prepared Sharon for the heated confrontation with Sheryl Underwood who started the drama.
Among showrunners, a second source said: “They blew. Not preparing Sharon was a fatal mistake. He destroyed the show.
“It simply came to our notice then. The staff is waiting for the announcement that Sharon is finished, but in the meantime they are all still pointing fingers “, said the source.
Meanwhile, there is still a race behind the scenes to throw various members of the show’s production under the bus.
A third source told us that another CBS director was the one who called for the hosts to engage in a fuller discussion with Osbourne about her support for Piers Morgan’s controversial comments about Meghan Markle.
“Both [co-hosts] Elaine [Welteroth] and Sheryl [Underwood] were reported 30-35 minutes [before going on air] that there was an executive decision to make it a [longer] conversation and them [the co-hosts] we were told that Sharon knows, ”the source said.
But Osbourne said in interviews that she felt ambushed and did not know the subject would be a complete segment. She also said she also feels that CBS has blinded her to creating explosive televisions.
And the Osbourne media tour later does him no good. The source said: “CBS is very unhappy that Sharon made up a story saying that all this is personal retaliation for defending Piers, because CBS was the home of the Meghan Markle interview,” the third source added.
“The implication is that CBS was trying to protect its investment in [Harry and Meghan] tried to make her a martyr, [and that] it doesn’t help the network. He’s so good. Sharon is in this situation because of her actions and nothing more. Eventually it will compromise whatever happens to it in the future. ”
Page Six previously reported that co-host Elaine Welteroth and a hairdresser complained about the show’s alleged “racially insensitive and hostile environment.”
A source said: “Elaine Welteroth and her hairstyle complained to HR about Sharon Osbourne’s recent exchange with Sheryl Underwood. They said they did not feel comfortable working in a hostile and racially insensitive environment. ”
CBS sent a note to all hosts, crew and other staff members, asking anyone with complaints to report or report their concerns to an anonymous type line.
Then came a bomb report that, according to former co-host Leah Remini, Osbourne, referred to former host Julie Chen, who is Sino-American, as “ordinary eyes” and “inclined eyes” and The former co-host hosts lesbian Sara Gilbert as a “licker py” during their time together on “The Talk.”
But Osbourne, denied, denied that he would have called Chen by any racial epithet, calling the accusation “stupid.”
“Everyone has an opinion or a story like the wonton story. It’s like, fk off with your f-king wonton story. Fk off, “Osbourne said in an interview.
Representatives for CBS and Osbourne did not comment on page six.