“Did I like everything he said?
Did I agree with what he said?
No,” Osbourne said.
“Because it’s his opinion.
It’s not my opinion…
I support him for his freedom of speech, and he’s my friend.”
She added, “I’m not racist…
I don’t care what color or what religion anyone is.
Are you a nice person?
That’s what I judge you on.”
Both Osbourne and Underwood became visibly emotional as the conversation continued for several minutes.
I felt like I was in front of a firing squad.
I felt like a lamb held out for slaughter."
“I’m a big girl.
I’m a professional,” she added.
“However CBS blindsided me.
I don’t know why they did it to me.
The showrunners told me it came from executives to do this to me.”
Representatives for CBS and for Osbourne did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment.
Morgan, meanwhile,demanded an apologyfrom the hosts ofThe Talkfor “their disgraceful slurs” against him.
