Sharon Osbournehas issued a public apology for defendingPiers Morganamid backlash over remarks he made aboutMeghan Markle.
Early on Friday morning, Osbourne, 68, shared a statement onTwitterapologizing for any harm she may have caused in supporting Morgan.
Noting that she goes not “condone racism, misogyny or bullying,” Osbourne said, “I should have been more specific about that in my tweet.”
“I will always support freedom of speech, but now I see how I unintentionally didn’t make that clear distinction,” she continued. “I hope we can collectively continue to learn from each other & from ourselves so that we can all continue to pave the way for much needed growth & change.”
“The community on this platform means a lot to me,” she added. “I hope we can all hold each other up with accountability, compassion & love during this powerful time of paving the way for so much needed change.”
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After her initial show of support for Morgan on Twitter, Osbourne said that she had beenaccused of being racistduring Wednesday’s episode ofThe Talk.
“Did I like everything he said? Did I agree with what he said? No,” she said. “Because it’s his opinion. It’s not my opinion … I support him for his freedom of speech, and he’s my friend.”
Tearing up, Osbourne replied, “I very much feel like I’m about to be put in the electric chair because I have a friend, who many people think is a racist, so that makes me a racist?”
“Sharon’s been shamed & bullied into apologising for defending me against colleagues accusing me of racism because I don’t believeMeghan Markle’s bull—-,” hetweeted. “This is where we’ve reached. This is where we’ve reached. I demand an apology from those @TheTalkCBS bullies for their disgraceful slurs against ME.”
source: people.com
