Sharon Osbourne has changed her tune.
The Talk anchor made headlines this week when she vented with ample volume in support of her friend Piers Morgan, whose shocking dismissal of Meghan Markle‘s suicidal feelings saw him “leave” popular UK morning show Good Morning Britain. A development that took place against the backdrop of over 41,000 formal complaints about his conduct to UK regulator Ofcom.
With Markle’s claims – which were shared during her and Prince Harry‘s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey – centering on media scrutiny that she and her husband say was racially charged, it sparked a conversation about whether Morgan’s dismissal was rooted in racism.
As Osbourne’s co-host’s attempted to argue that to be true, she erupted in a shocking showing that many felt reeked of privilege and demonstrated a brand of anger that was more concerned with being accused of aligning with racism than demonstrating furor over the actual racism thrown Markle’s way.
See the initial segment that lit the match (most especially the exchange with Sheryl Underwood) and Osbourne’s freshly issued “apology” to the Black community below…
Sharon Osbourne’s Meltdown pic.twitter.com/HydPVLlrzY
— gregarious (@mistergeezy) March 11, 2021
Moments ago, the 68-year-old took to social media with a lengthy apology:
There is a part of yours truly that is somewhat exhausted with behavior like Sharon’s. But the reality is that moments like that almost have to happen for necessary conversations to occur and for viewpoints to be corrected.
Make no mistake, she’s entitled to her beliefs. However, for yours truly, the line “there are very few things that hurt my heart more than racism” struck a chord. And not in a good way.
A surface reading of that verbiage makes for a warming feeling. BUT, her outburst made clear that she actually isn’t fully aware (nor was she wanting to be made aware at that moment) of what racism truly is. It’s no longer just name-calling or lynching (although both still occur). It’s much more layered and liquid-like and permeates so many parts of society. To observe her be so loud and so unwilling to hear someone with firsthand knowledge of what racism is was tough to see.
Here’s hoping the backlash brings about a genuine change within her and others. Not just this PR spin.
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When will black people apologize for their harms toward other minorities???? 💅🏿💅🏿💅🏿 At least white people are feeling sorry.
We will…five minutes after your mama and her hood doctor apologize for not ensuring the success of her basement abortion. They can make up for it by taking you back to that basement and finish the job.
😂😂😂
SCREAMING 🤣✅💯
Gurl bye!
Truth hurts! Coz black peoples never apologized for their s h I t s💅🏿💅🏿 They all take it for granted and it’s time to bring it back that antebellum place 🤳🏿🤳🏿🤳🏿
Meghan had someone make a complaint to ITV in the UK on her behalf, exercising her institutional power to get Piers fired.
I’m tired 😩
Alot is going on right now I’m so overwhelmed.
Why does pier morgan have a hate b0ner for megan markle?
Why do Americans care about the british royal family ?
When is Camila cabello releasing her comeback single?
She did ala Christmas song and it flopped. Bad. She needs that feature with doja to get the certified hit
I’m sorry boo but that last question’s not gonna happen 😂😂
Ugh 2 many complaints I don’t wanna hear it 🤷♀️
Sharon is an example of why racism persists. Some people just never want to hold their friends and colleagues accountable for the despicable things they say and do. It happens in schools, in the workplace, everywhere.
Racist like to say they bit then apologize…
Girl u a racist.
This is why segregation is needed…
But truly separate but equal..
This country is an abomination.. tribes should be with KIN, not surrounded by white racist..
White ppl are filled with too much hate to be amongst other nations..
They belong in Iceland
She can keep it. She should apologize to Sheryl. She rude, disrespectful, dismissive and condescending. However, we know how you feel now.
Sheryl was so calm and collected 💯 And you know Sheryl will whoop dat a** if need be 😂
She should also publicly apologize for being so rude and defensive as Sheryl patiently tried to explain to her how others may be feeling about the fact that she was so quick to defend Piers and vouch for him when she can’t possibly know for a fact that his feelings toward Megan are not at least in part rooted in racism.
Chile she betta hitch a ride… 🚗💨 w/ Camila to one of those weekly racist therapy classes 🤣🤣 might be some good who knows.. 💀
Lmaooooooooo
😂😂😂😂
She’s total trash. And did what so many privileged white women do….
I remember Sharon got Holly Robinson Peete fired because she thought she spoke too “ghetto”.
She’s a scum bucket.
She shouldn’t have. She not racist. So sick of this sensitive ass woke culture.