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Christopher Bucktin

Sharon Osbourne claims The Talk bosses set her up as more racism allegations emerge

Sharon Osbourne has vehemently denied ever using racist language after being accused of calling an American-Asian co-presenter on her US chat show "wonton".

The Brit labelled the allegations "crap, all crap" as she added "everyone's got an opinion or a story like the wonton story. It's like f**k off with your f**king wonton story. F**k off."

In an interview with Daily.Mail.com, she added: "Everybody's got an opinion and everybody's got a voice – it's fine.

"It's about knowing somebody's been called out for something and then somebody else is like, 'yes I'm going to add something too.

"Of course, it's a pile on. People want to add fuel to the fire and it comes with the territory and that's fine."

The Brit spoke out after she reportedly aimed the slur as well as "slanty eyes" at The Talk co-panellist Julie Chen, who was born in America to Chinese parents.

It is also claimed the 68-year-old made derogatory comments about former panellist Sara Gilbert, who is the show's executive producer.

Former The Talk presenter Leah Remini is quoted as saying Osbourne said of Chen: "I mean, who the f*** does slanty eyes think she is? She shouldn't be pillow-talking with our boss."

Sharon on The Talk (CBS via Getty Images)
Sharon with The Talk co-star Julie Chen (Getty Images for Extra)

Osbourne allegedly added of Gilbert: "Why won't the p**** licker do anything about the wonton?" and "Why won't the fish-eater be part of this discussion? She's the f****** executive producer."

On Sunday, CBS announced The Talk would go on a short hiatus while an internal review of an episode in which Osbourne defended Piers Morgan over his comments about Meghan Markle was conducted.

The former Good Morning Britain star said he didn't believe a word the Duchess, 39, had said Oprah Winfrey, prompting a backlash.

Sharon and the cast of The Talk (CBS via Getty Images)

Osbourne tweeted her support of the fellow Brit.

The next day on The Talk, Osbourne got into a heated debate with co-host Sheryl Underwood after Underwood questioned why Osbourne would support someone who was "racist in his stance against Meghan Markle."

Osbourne claims she wasn't warned that a debate was coming up on the show about Morgan and had been prepped beforehand for four completely different segments.

She says she was blindsided and stunned to discover her co-hosts were questioning her using cue cards on a part of the show that is usually ad-libbed.

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