Andy Cohen has some experience navigating television spectacle, and he thinks CBS made a big mistake in how it’s handling Sharon Osbourne’s The Talk drama.
Osbourne, who has hosted the show since 2010, was widely criticized for the way she defended pal Piers Morgan, who said of Meghan Markle’s disclosure of suicidal thoughts after joining the British royal family: “I don’t believe a word she says. I wouldn’t believe her if she read me a weather report.”
During a segment on The Talk in which Osbourne became emotional defending Morgan, she demanded that co-host Sheryl Underwood “educate” her about racism.
“This is the situation, you tell me where you have heard [Morgan] say… Educate me. Tell me when you have heard him say racist things. Educate me, tell me,” she said.
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Osbourne’s outburst was widely criticized as gaslighting, and shortly after the segment aired, she became the target of a CBS investigation after allegations came to light that she used homophobic and racist slurs when referring to her co-hosts in the past. The show was placed on hiatus.
That’s where Cohen thinks a big mistake was made.
Speaking on the Kyle and Jackie O Show, the Bravo host said: “In my mind, what they should have done with the Sharon Osbourne thing, is go back, get back on the horse the next day, talk it out on the air. Keep talking. Now we’re investigating [The Talk] and we’re investigating what happened. It’s like, just keep talking.”
“It’s the only way to get through a tide of s**t is to keep talking about it and keep being real and honest with each other,” he added.
Questioned whether he thinks the show can spring back at this point, he said:
“Now it’s just going to be awkward. They can’t come back from this now.”
Osbourne, for her part, sees the whole situation as a big setup.
jordan35
She’s a nasty woman with a vile mouth! Sack her and bring the show back without her and her dramas.
jcool
i’ve never understood why exactly she became famous. or why she was a judge on talent shows. she has no talent of her own.
BaltoSteve
Egads, is this man an idiot! Abuse victims DO NOT have sit there and debate with their abusers about the the abuse they have endured. It is not the job of her coworkers to educate her. Hell, it’s not even their job to accept her half-assed apologies. But then again, what else would one expect from this entitled asshat!
Hdtex
Osbourne was NOT abused. Gimme a break.
She’s a garbage human. Deport her.
BaltoSteve
@HDtex, I never said Sharon was.
Pepper1dancer
Sharon and her daughter Kelly really need to go back home. They are both racist and gross.
Godabed
Yes! because we all want to know what Andy cokehead (allegedly) Cohen thinks about how to handle racism claims. Girl get out he wouldn’t even let Drag queens be guest on his show for the longest time. Because they were just props and jokes.
Hdtex
Are you still a meth-addled (allegedly) pass-around party bottom?
Seth
Cohen would just find a way to grift the situation.
mz.sam
Andy promotes continuing any controversy as a show ratings booster…including his own. Osborne’s past damaging behavior was done and unrepentant to her gas lighting won’t ever resurrect the poorly rated hen house gabfest.
Fahd
Neither Sharon Osbourne’s situation/predicament, nor what Andy Cohen thinks about it interests me…
does anyone at all still watch those Housewives shows?
seaguy
It interested you enough that you took the time to comment about them.
jcool
i still watch new york and beverly hills. thanks for asking
cuteguy
Andy Cokehead (allegedly) has never and will never have a show on a major network. Look at the train wreck of “real housewives”. The closest thing he’s made to a major network was riding the coattails of Anderson Cooper after her unfortunately dumped Kathy Griffin for the NYE show. Andy bought his own talk show on Bravo in exchange for the real housewives nonsense. He’s trying to become a gay Kardashian
jcool
i’d still bl*w him
Tombear
Years ago, I attended a lecture given by David Dukes at my undergraduate university. Two minutes into the lecture he was shouted down my audience members. I think David Dukes is a racist idiot but I still wanted to hear what he had to say for my education. I was deprived of that by other audience members. This cancel culture has got to go. It seems like the progressives want to censure what I see.
Cam
By all means, enlighten us as to what the former grand wizard of the KKK, who advocated for no blacks allowed in huge parts of the country was going to say to you “For your education”.
It’s hilarious that you right wingers think you’re being slick by hiding terms like racism, hate, bigotry, and attacking others behind the phrase “cancel culture”.
But it’s ok, we see, you, the same people who screamed for Kathy Griffin to be kicked off TV forever are now crying because racists are being held responsible for their racism.
roiboihoutx
Okay…. Operation Here WeGo! Sharon, Donald Trump, Marjorie T. Green, and all Re-Dumblicans and about 75% of white people in the United States of America need to ALL immediately catch covid 19, SARS, Ebola, and flesh eating bacteria and ALL deadly serious diseases all at once and disappear from the planet…. FOREVA!!!
mailliw110
No one liked her from the time she took over at being Ozzy”s tour manager back in the 80’s.
Manrico Jimenez
I’m so glad Andy Cohen turned down Chris Wilding’s request for a date.