The Talk has extended its hiatus as co-host Sharon Osbourne faces more damning accusations.
The show was shut down following Sharon’s debate with co-host Sheryl Underwood over racism and her defense of Piers Morgan last week. CBS has opened an investigation into the incident.
The Talk was supposed to return on Wednesday, but CBS has put that plan on hold. A CBS spokesperson tells The Hollywood Reporter, “The show will extend its production hiatus until next Tuesday as we continue to review these issues.”
This week more accusations flew at Sharon. Original co-host Holly Robinson Peete tweeted that Sharon had made racist comments about her before her firing — a claim Sharon denies. On Tuesday, journalist Yashar Ali detailed more claims of Sharon’s racist language — including comments from original cast member Leah Remini.
On Tuesday, Sharon’s publicist, Howard Bragman, issued 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 U.K. 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.”
Tiger is not out of the Woods. But the professional golfer had been discharged from the hospital.
Tuesday night, he tweeted from his Florida home that he’s “on the road to recovery.” A single-car accident three weeks ago caused multiple leg injuries, which required a series of surgeries and inserted metal plates and pins.
Tiger Woods’s message said in part, (quote) “Happy to report that I am back home and continuing my recovery. I am so grateful for the outpouring of support and encouragement that I have received.”
He thanked the medical staff at the two Los Angeles-area hospitals where he was treated. Tiger concluded his tweet, (quote) “I will be recovering at home and working on getting stronger every day.” (ESPN)
