Sheryl Underwood Says She Experienced PTSD After Sharon Osbourne Fight On ‘The Talk’
During Monday’s return episode of “The Talk,” co-host Sheryl Underwood said she experienced PTSD following her on-air fight with former co-host Sharon Osbourne.
“I feel like I’ve been in, like, PTSD because it was a trauma,” Underwood explained, “and I feel like I want to get past this because I really wanted to get back to work with my friends and my colleagues and the crew … but I also wanted to get back to the audience,” she on the show’s first episode since its nearly month-long hiatus.
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As we previously reported, the two got into a heated exchange after Osbourne defended longtime friend Piers Morgan and his controversial comments about Meghan Markle. Following backlash, Osbourne issued an apology and said she does not “condone racism, misogyny or bullying.”
While speaking about the show which sparked massive controversy, Underwood explained that “I didn’t want to escalate things with Sharon because I thought I was having a conversation with a friend, but also I knew I had to be an example for others to follow because I didn’t want to perceived as the angry black woman…. and that really scared me.” She went on today, “I didn’t want to be that and I wanted to remain calm and remain focused, and it’s difficult to go back to that day because I just feel the trauma. I feel fearful, apprehensive.”
During Monday’s show, Underwood confirmed that Osbourne did indeed text her but she didn’t answer because she didn’t know if she was allowed to given the internal investigation taking place at the show.
CBS launched an investigation into the heated exchange about race at the top of March 10 episode related to Piers Morgan and his statements about Meghan Markle which included pointed comments by Sharon Osbourne toward fellow co-host Sheryl Underwood, Deadline notes. Despite that, Page Six exclusively revealed that Osbourne departed the CBS talk show with a payday upwards of $10 million, though a CBS spokesperson later said the was inaccurate.
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