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Sharon Osbourne hit with vile new allegations by former co-host

Sharon Osbourne used an array of offensive, explicit terms to refer to her Asian and gay former co-hosts on The Talk, it’s been alleged.

Sharon Osbourne’s ‘career-ruining’ TV meltdown (The Talk)

Embattled The Talk co-host Sharon Osbourne called former colleague Julie Chen “slanty eyes” and lesbian actress Sara Gilbert a “p***y licker,” an explosive new report claims.

During the US show’s first season, Osbourne lashed out at her then-co-hosts because she was angry that Chen was reportedly trying to take centre stage and Gilbert, also executive producer, was doing nothing about it, sources and ex-colleague actress Leah Remini told journalist Yashar Ali.

“I mean, who the f**k does slanty eyes think she is? She shouldn’t be pillow-talking with our boss,” Remini recalled Osbourne saying at one point during the morning show’s first season – referring to Chen and her husband, Les Moonves, who was head of CBS at the time.

Osbourne allegedly added of Gilbert, “Why won’t the p***y licker do anything about the wonton?” and “Why won’t the fish-eater be part of this discussion? She’s the f**king executive producer.”

Sharon Osbourne’s panel show The Talk has been briefly put on hiatus.
Sharon Osbourne’s panel show The Talk has been briefly put on hiatus.

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Osbourne’s publicist, Howard Bragman, told Ali in a statement, “The only thing worse than a disgruntled former employee is a disgruntled former talk show host.

“For 11 years Sharon has been kind, collegial and friendly with her hosts as evidenced by throwing them parties, inviting them to her home in the UK and other gestures of kindness too many to name. Sharon is disappointed but unfazed and hardly surprised by the lies, the recasting of history and the bitterness coming out at this moment.

“She will survive this, as she always has and her heart will remain open and good, because she refuses to let others take her down. She thanks her family, friends and fans for standing by her and knowing her true nature.”

Ali wrote the story in his newsletter.

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The Talk hosts, L-R: Sheryl Underwood, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Aisha Tyler and Julie Chen.
The Talk hosts, L-R: Sheryl Underwood, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Aisha Tyler and Julie Chen.

A ‘CAREER-ENDING’ MELTDOWN

The US talk show cancelled its episodesthis week to probe further into the heated conversation that occurred last week when Osbourne defended her friend Piers Morgan after he slammed Meghan Markle for her tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey.

“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, because if anyone should be crying, it should be me,” she screamed at black co-host Sheryl Underwood as the pair discuss whether Morgan’s Meghan outbursts were racist.

“You tell me, educate me, when you have heard (Piers) say racist things. Educate me! Tell me!”

The outburst prompted a swift backlash with viewers, with one dubbing it a “career-ending” meltdown.

“I’m gonna be a little late, watching Sharon Osbourne lose her job live on TV,” tweeted another viewer.

This story originally appeared on Page Six and is republished here with permission

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