Sharon Osbourne and Holly Robinson Peete
Holly Robinson Peete alleged that Sharon Osbourne complained she was "too ghetto" while on "The Talk."
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Sharon Osbourne denied the allegation she complained that her former "The Talk" co-host, Holly Robinson Peete, was "too ghetto" to appear on the show.

Peete made the accusation on Friday in a tweet. The post featured a picture of "The Talk" original cast, including Osbourne, Peete, Leah Remini, Julie Chen, and Sarah Gilbert.

"I'm old enough to remember when Sharon complained that I was too "ghetto" for #theTalk…then I was gone," wrote Peete, who was fired in 2011 after the show's first season.

She then pointed to the recent drama surrounding Osbourne, who clashed with her co-host Sheryl Underwood when asked to clarify her support for Piers Morgan.

"I bring this up now bc I was mortified watching the disrespectful condescending tone she took w/her co host who remained calm & respectful because…she HAD to," she added, referring to the tense exchange from last Wednesday's episode.

The next day after Peete's tweet, Osbourne on Twitter denied ever calling her former co-host "ghetto" and having any role in her firing.

"In response to Holly Robinson Peete's accusation of me getting her fired from The Talk, I am sharing an email sent to me from Holly one month after she was let go by CBS," wrote Osbourne.

"As I have stated before, I have never had the ability/authority to get anyone fired from The Talk," she added.

The tweet included what Osbourne wrote was an email from Peete sent just after her departure. The email blamed Julie Chen, a former co-host of "The Talk" who is married to former CBS CEO Les Moonves, for her dismissal.

Osbourne shared a follow-up tweet that specifically pushed back on the "too ghetto" allegation and Peete's firing.

"An addendum to my previous Tweet. Never in my life did I utter the words that Holly was "too ghetto" to be on the Talk, as well as not having her fired," wrote Osbourne.

Representatives for Osbourne, Peete, and CBS did not immediately return Insider's request for comment.

Osbourne's defense of Piers Morgan thrust her into controversy

Last week, Osbourne defended Piers Morgan after being criticized for his comments about Meghan Markle and the CBS special, "Oprah with Meghan and Harry." He said Markle was a liar and suggested her story about experiencing suicidal thoughts while at Kensington Palace was unfounded.

Piers, whose remarks prompted more than 41,000 complaints to UK broadcasting company Ofcom, formally quit the program following a swift backlash.

Osbourne offered support for Piers on Twitter and later doubled down on her defense during Wednesday's episode of "The Talk."

Sharon Osbourne and Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan and Sharon Osbourne at NBC Universal 2007 summer press day.
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Underwood told Osbourne that some people interpreted her defense of Morgan as giving "validation and a safe haven to something that he has uttered that is racist."

"I don't know what he's uttered that's racist," Osbourne said. "I'm not trying to slide out of this one. Tell me, what has he uttered that's racist?"

Osbourne was heard cursing as the show cut to commercial break. When the show returned, Osbourne was visibly upset and asked Underwood to "educate her." Two days later, she posted a lengthy apology on Twitter.

CBS launched an internal review into the situation after the tense exchange aired, but Osbourne claimed to Variety that she was "blindsided" by the segment.

Osbourne claimed that CBS executives directed "The Talk" producers to have co-stars "blindside" her with questions about Morgan.

"I blame the network for it," she said. "I was blindsided, totally blindsided by the whole situation. In my 11 years, this was the first time I was not involved with the planning of the segment."

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