Sharon Osbourne has chimed in on the debate over cancellation culture and asserted that she is living proof of the existence of ‘blacklisting in America.’
The TalkTV presenter, who was enjoying a raucous night out with her co-stars in London over the weekend, has once again addressed the fact that she will be leaving The Talk in the United States in March 2021 after having an awkward conversation with her co-host Sheryl Underwood live on-air.
During the course of the show, Sharon, who is 70 years old, defended her buddy Piers Morgan when he was compelled to deny that the persistent criticism that he had levelled against Meghan Markle was racially motivated.
Sharon urged Sheryl to ‘educate’ her on how Piers’ words regarding the Duchess of Sussex may be regarded as racist. Many viewers suggested that Sharon’s way of asking Sheryl on live TV was unacceptable. Sheryl responded by saying that Sharon’s line of questioning was inappropriate.
Reflecting on the situation on Monday’s episode of This Morning, she said: ‘It went very, very wrong. They say that there’s no blacklisting in America – I’m living proof that there is. Not that I’m resentful or whatever, it’s just a fact of life it happens.’
Sharon didn’t immediately answer when host Phillip Schofield asked if she felt like she’d been ‘cancelled’.

She insisted she has ‘never spoken with hate’, noting while she can be ‘confrontational’ she doesn’t feel like she has crossed a line.
‘The thing is, I can look at myself in the mirror,’ she said. ‘I’ve never spoken with hate, I say what I feel, I’m confrontational. But I don’t do any hate speech and I know who I am, and I stick up for my friends. That’s what I was doing.’
Asked if she has to watch what she says on TalkTV in the UK, she added: ‘At TalkTV I don’t have to, because everyone’s got these opinions… We all say what we feel in a respectful way, no hate speech.’
Sharon Osbourne has been hard at work documenting her and her husband Ozzy Osbourne’s move back to the United Kingdom from Los Angeles for a forthcoming reality programme, and she has revealed that it has been “wonderful” to have the cameras rolling once more.
Explaining the decision to move back, she said: ‘Age. Life changes, doesn’t it? Everything changes so quickly. It was just, “What are we doing here?” We never really belonged there.
‘Even though Americans were great to us, they embraced us as a family… They embraced my kids, that was so great. But I’ve always been very English.’

Sharon admitted convincing Ozzy was difficult because ‘it’s been so long since he’s spent a long time here’, while their children Jack and Kelly weren’t best pleased.
She added: ‘They’re not happy. They’re not happy and they’re saying, “You can’t do this”. I don’t feel content there.’
In another part of her interview with This Morning, Sharon addressed the most recent explosive statement made by Prince Harry and hinted that, in her opinion, he may not be as ‘happy’ as he seems to be portraying himself to be.
She said: ‘It’s just terribly, terribly sad. When you see somebody say, “I’m the happiest you’ve ever been in your life”, and you go, no you’re not. You’re fibbing.
‘I think that the more that Harry gets pushed into going into talking about things that maybe he’s not been prepared for, you’ll see this little rage coming out of him. “I’m so happy, this is the place for me”. Listen, i don;t know him. I just know I’m not convinced.’
This Morning airs weekdays at 10am on ITV1.