During her week-long guest spot on The View, Sheryl Underwood addressed her falling out with Sharon Osbourne. The two former co-hosts of The Talk had a much-publicized on-air spat in 2021.
The fight stemmed from a disagreement over racism and Britain’s royal family. The View co-host Sunny Hostin addressed the feud during the show’s Hot Topics discussion on Tuesday, March 10.
Sheryl reached out to Sharon after Ozzy Osbourne’s death
When Sunny referred to the “pretty big spat” as a “feud over race,” Sheryl replied, “I don’t like to beef with my coworkers. It started because Prince Harry and Meghan Markle did an Oprah Winfrey interview, and the Duchess said [she] experienced racism at the hands of the Royal Family. And Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne’s friend, really went into it defending the Royal Family and saying that was not racism,” Sunny explained. “I think, at that point, Sharon Osbourne got involved and defended Piers Morgan and said there wasn’t racism.”
Sheryl noted she was “blindsided” by Sharon’s reaction, saying she told her, “Y’all have got to get off Meghan Markle.” She added during The View segment, “I still believe there’s some love between me and Sharon Osbourne. I tried to reach out when Ozzy passed. I love her, but sometimes … you hope it doesn’t get as big.”
The feud led to Sharon leaving The Talk in 2021. The fight also temporarily paused The Talk before it was cancelled in 2024.
Sheryl commented, “People say, ‘Sheryl, when it happened, why didn’t you reach out?’ I’m afraid to leave a voicemail. Because in the business we’re in, that voicemail will show up somewhere or be misunderstood, so I’d rather be quiet than to continue to hurt people because I’m going to have to face God one day.”
Coincidentally, the Sheryl and Sharon conversation occurred simultaneously with another feud discussion. Actress Mo’Nique publicized a social media letter directed to The View’s Whoopi Goldberg. The two had a spat on air back in 2018.
“You do what you can, you try not to fight when people come for you on social media,” Whoopi said. “Make a phone call. You’ve got something to say? Make a phone call. If you want to talk to Sharon, call her. It doesn’t matter whether she takes it or not. You’ve made the effort. That’s what’s important.”
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