- Sheryl Underwood addressed the fallout from her confrontation with Sharon Osbourne on her podcast.
- Underwood said she had no hard feelings after the exchange, but said she couldn't speak for Osbourne.
- "The Talk" will continue its hiatus through next week amid a CBS probe into the controversy.
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Sheryl Underwood was unbothered after her tense exchange with co-host Sharon Osbourne on "The Talk."
On her podcast, "The World According to Sheryl," Underwood addressed the heated debate that sparked over former "Good Morning Britain" host, Piers Morgan, and his comments about Meghan Markle.
Osbourne came under fire last week when she publicly defended Morgan for his remarks about the bombshell interview, "Oprah with Meghan and Harry." Morgan called Markle a liar and suggested her claim about feeling suicidal while at Kensington Palace was false.
While Morgan quit the ITV program and Osbourne shared a lengthy apology regarding her comments, Underwood said she didn't lose a wink of sleep.
"I got a good night's sleep. I slept well because I didn't do anything to anybody," Underwood said. "And I was a good friend, no matter what came toward me, I was a good friend."
During the March 10 episode of "The Talk," Osbourne became teary when confronted by Underwood about her defense of Morgan. Underwood acted as a moderator during that episode because their co-host, Carrie Ann Inaba, was sick.
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?"
She added: "I feel like I'm about to be put in the electric chair because I have a friend who many people think is racist, so that makes me a racist. For me at 68 years of age to have to turn around and say, 'I ain't racist,' what's it got to do with me? How can I be racist about anybody … or anything in my life? How can I?"
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."
After the episode, CBS launched an internal review into the segment and later announced that the daytime television program would go on hiatus amid the review.
The tension mounted after a clip of Osbourne refusing to acknowledge Markle is Black resurfaced. Deadline reported on Friday that the hiatus would extend through next week as the probe continues.
During her podcast, Underwood said she felt things were "already forgiven" after the segment ended.
"The vibe for me was, this was already forgiven and over as soon as it was said," Underwood said. "As soon as the yelling and the screaming happened, it was already forgiven and over."
Underwood added that she didn't feel any tension in the room but admitted she couldn't speak for Osbourne's personal feelings.
"I don't know what's in Sharon's heart. I don't know what she's feeling," she said. "The only feelings I can control ... are my own."
Osbourne told Variety that CBS "blindsided" her with the segment about Morgan.
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"I blame the network for it," Osbourne 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."
Underwood said that she could tell from her co-hosts' expressions that there was "some anxiety" over the discussions, but she had mentally moved on.
"I do think there was some stress and everything, but for me, I was more, 'OK, I've got a certain amount of time to get to the dentist ... and I want to take a nap,'" said Underwood.
"I was almost sedate," Underwood added.
Following the segment and swift reactions on social media, Underwood told her podcast co-hosts that she was "a little hesitant" to go to work the next day.
"I kept saying, Sheryl, this is entertainment, this is television, it is daytime television," Underwood said. "You want to keep this show on the air for 10 more years because you believe it has legs. You believe it can happen."
She added: "And people go through stuff on shows all the time. ... So I just kept thinking to myself, let this play out. But don't you become different. Don't you put yourself in a different posture. You can't wear the crown with your head held down."