Sharon Osbourne’s ‘career-ending’ Meghan TV meltdown

“Sharon Osbourne is on TV ruining her career right now … what are you thinking?” asked one viewer after this shocking outburst.

There are calls for Sharon Osbourne to be fired from a US talk show after an angry on-air argument about the Piers Morgan/Meghan Markle saga.

Osbourne has been one of the few celebs to speak out in defence of Piers Morgan after he left ITV, tweeting: “I am with you. I stand by you. People forget that you’re paid for your opinion and that you’re just speaking your truth.”

Opening today’s episode of US chat show The Talk, Osbourne again defended her friend.

“Why is it that because I supported a longtime friend and work colleague for years, people go ‘well you must be racist because he’s racist’?” she asked.

Sharon Osbourne: “I feel like I’m about to be put in the electric chair

“No. I support his freedom of speech. I’m not racist and neither is Piers racist. It’s a terrible, evil word to call anyone that’s not knowledge of that.

“What have I ever said about anybody that’s racist? It’s not within me. It’s not in my soul.”

Later on in the episode, Osbourne was seen snapping at black co-host Sheryl Underwood as the pair discussed whether Morgan’s Meghan outbursts were racist.

“But I feel like I’m about to be put in the electric chair because I have a friend who many people think is a racist so that makes me a racist,” Osbourne said.

Osbourne’s behaviour saw her dubbed “Karen Osbourne” in a clip going viral this morning.

Sharon Osbourne on The Talk.

“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,” Osbourne warned her co-host.

“You tell me, educate me, when you have heard (Piers) say racist things. Educate me! Tell me!” she screamed, as her co-host calmly offered an explanation in response.

“It is not the exact words of racism, it’s the implication and the reaction to it. To not want to address that because she was a black woman, to try and dismiss it, that’s what makes it racist,” said Underwood.

The Talk co-host Sheryl Underwood remained calm through the encounter.

“But right now, I’m talking to a woman who I believe is my friend. And I don’t want anybody to watch this and (think) we’re attacking you for being racist.”

“I think it’s too late, I think that seed’s already sown,” said Osbourne.

The talk show host copped a swift backlash from viewers:

Sharon Osbourne is on TV ruining her career right now...what are you thinking?

You have Black women SPOONFEEDING you answers, generously giving their own experiences, and your main concern is bickering over them

She said "I feel like I'm about to be put in the electric chair"

— 🌱 kite 💀 🕊 (@hellgyre) March 10, 2021

I'm gonna be a little late, watching Sharon Osbourne lose her job live on TV. 😂

— JoJo The Zombo (@JoJoTalks2Much) March 10, 2021

Sharon Osbourne doubling-down on supporting Piers Morgan for his racist and egotistical harassment of Meghan Markle, today on her talk show. She's a grown woman. She doesn't need her black co-hosts to explain to her why what Piers did was wrong.

— Tama (@ohkaymoni) March 10, 2021

Go and educate yourself Sharon Osbourne and stop demanding that Black women educate you for free. What disgusting behaviour. #thetalk

— Fazeena Haniff (@FazeenaHaniff) March 10, 2021

Now if a black woman would have cursed and went into tantrum mode on live tv . She would be fired tonight ! Oprah & Gayle would never ! But go be great Sharon Osbourne . Cause @TheTalkCBS just lost me as a viewer if her ass isn’t fired after today baby! #TheTalk#piercemorgan

— MUA-pmpcosmetics (@makeugorgeous) March 10, 2021

Personally...I’m not mad that Sharon Osbourne decided to go on national tv today and set her career on fire. She literally just proved a point that so many WOC have been trying to make for years. She literally sat her $200 Million behind in that seat and with her entire chest

— Miss Aja (@brat2381) March 10, 2021

👀Watching #SharonOsbourne turn into a Karen 👀 pic.twitter.com/s8E1tipOB6

— Chappie the cat 🐱 Voted Biden/Harris (@chappie_cat) March 10, 2021

Big Karen energy ! While actually not listening to her black "friend" about race. By the way it is NOT black people's responsibility to school you about racism & privilege so instead of being an asshole while she is kind enough to do it "LISTEN".#SharonOsbourne#peirsmorganhttps://t.co/ugi1GZIZQY

— Saundra's Daughter (@hester_della) March 10, 2021

Piers Morgan today responded to Osbourne’s earlier tweet in support of him, writing: “When stuff like this happens, true friends run towards you, fake friends run away. I love Sharon Osbourne because she always stays true to herself.

“She knew she would get abused by the woke brigade for tweeting this – but did it anyway because it what she believes.”

Morgan lashed out again at Markle to reporters outside his home, saying he was willing to “fall on his sword” after “agreeing to disagree” with ITV over apologising for his on-air rant about Meghan.

Piers Morgan walks off during live filming of Good Morning Britain after conflict with Alex Beresford over Morgans comments on Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Oprah interview

“I don’t believe almost anything that comes out of (Meghan’s) mouth and I think the damage she’s done to the British monarchy and to the Queen at a time when Prince Philip is lying in hospital is enormous and frankly contemptible,” he said.

“If I have to fall on my sword for expressing an honestly held opinion about Meghan Markle and that diatribe of bilge that she came out with in that interview, so be it.”