CBS Launches Internal Review Into Sharon Osbourne’s Heated Exchange On ‘The Talk’ About Racism

UNDER-FIRE star Sharon Osbourne says US TV chiefs will have to pay her tens of millions if they want to force her to quit.

The CBS show "The Talk" is reportedly extending its hiatus for the second time as it continues to look into Sharon Osbourne's on-screen tiff with her co-host.  The network put the show on pause last week after things got heated between the co-hosts when Osbourne defended her friend Piers Morgan after he questioned the legitimacy of claims made by Meghan Markle in her tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey.  According to People, the show was due back this week, but the network has decided to extend the hiatus once again through at least next week as it continues to look into Osbourne’s controversial defense of Morgan.  Representatives for "The Talk" did not immediately respond to Fox News' request for comment.

The Talk has reportedly extended its hiatus yet again over the ongoing controversy about its co-hostess Sharon Osbourne defending her friend Piers Morgan.Osbourne, 68, has been accused of racism after standing by Morgan during his own scandal regarding his vehement denunciations of Meghan Markle.Amid the furor the show was put on hiatus first until this past Tuesday, then until this coming Tuesday and now until at least the end of next week, Deadlinereports. Roiling:The Talk has reportedly extended its hiatus yet again over the ongoing controversy about its co-hostess Sharon Osbourne defending her friend Piers MorganApparently a decision has not even been made yet about when the program will be back on the airwaves.

The Talk will remain on hiatus through at least next week and no return date has been set, according to Deadline.

The Talk hiatus has been extended while CBS continues its investigation into claims of racial insensitivity and mistreatment by Sharon Osbourne.

The Talk faces at least another week of air, according to reports. The Brit has admitted she doesn't know whether she will keep her job following her defence of Piers Morgan on live TV.

Cyndi Lauper has defended friend Sharon Osbourne after herdefense of friendPiers Morganraised reports of racist behavior by the The Talk hostess.The 67-year-old singer took to Instagram on Thursday for a public show of support for the 68-year-old television personality.Lauper shared an image of Sharon embracing her at her Hollywood Walk Of Fame Ceremony back in April 2016 along with a lengthy caption which read: 'I wanted to come out publicly to support my friend @sharonosbourne.Scroll down for video Support system: Cyndi Lauper has defended friend Sharon Osbourne with an Instagram post on Thursday after her defense of friend Piers Morgan raised reports of racist behavior by the The Talk hostess'I have known her for a long time and I do not

EXCLUSIVE: With the controversy ignited by last Wednesday’s episode of The Talk showing no signs of subsiding, the show’s unplanned hiatus is getting longer. I hear The Talk team tonight were informed that the show will remain dark at least through next week. No return date has been set.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterAmid the ongoing probe into comments made by Sharon Osbourne during a heated exchange between her and fellow “The Talk” co-host Sheryl Underwood, CBS is further extending the daytime talk show’s hiatus through “at least next week,” according to a source familiar with the matter.CBS had previously announced that it would launch an investigation into comments made on-air in which Osbourne defended Piers Morgan’s comments about Meghan Markle. Morgan had expressed skepticism about Markle’s comments to Oprah that she felt suicidal and experienced racism within the Royal Family.“Educate me, tell me when you have heard him say racist things?” Osbourne told Underwood during last Wednesday’s show.

Piers Morgan has hit out at "disgusting" online trolls who sent his friend Sharon Osbourne death threats after she publicly defended him.

Cyndi Lauper is coming to the defense of her friend Sharon Osbourne. The embattled co-host of "The Talk" has faced backlash for remarks she made two weeks ago while supporting her pal and fellow British talking head, Piers Morgan, following his controversial comments about Meghan Markle.

Piers Morgan has come out fighting for good pal Sharon Osbourne after she received death threats for standing up for him.Former X Factor judge Sharon stood by Piers in the wake of his controversial Meghan Markle rant.But Sharon has since come in for fierce criticism for standing by outspoken Piers since he left his role as a Good Morning Britain presenter following the fallout which ensued.And some horrible Twitter trolls have even threatened to kill Sharon for sticking up for Piers.In a Twitter post to his 7.9million followers, Piers rallied around 68-year-old Sharon and slammed: “This is true, and so disgusting“The woke brigade are the new fascists.

Piers Morgan has spoken out to defend Sharon Osbourne after she received death threats for her comments supporting him on The Talk. Sharon, 68, had come under fire after clashing with Sheryl Underwood for saying that she ‘stood with’ Piers after he quit Good Morning Britain after allegedly refusing to apologise for criticising Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s interview with Oprah Winfrey. While Sharon had said that Piers’ opinion was not her opinion, she said she backed his right for ‘freedom of speech’ and supported him as a friend. Following the on-air altercation, The Talk has been pulled from air and Sharon has allegedly had to hire extra security after receiving death threats. Piers took to Twitter to confirm that Sharon had been

PIERS Morgan has shown his support to pal Sharon Osbourne after she began receiving death threats after standing up for him. Sharon, 68, spoke out and backed Piers after he ranted about Meghan Markle on Good Morning Britain last week.

Sharon Osbourne was seen for the very first time since her defense of friend Piers Morgan raised reports of racist behavior by the The Talk hostess, captured on her way to a vaccine appointment on Thursday.The embattled hostess, 68, looked downcast as she quickly went from her car to the LA-area vaccine site to be inoculated, keeping a low profile in a black bucket hat, cream-hued cardigan and white tee shirt.Sharon was joined by a large, grey-haired man following reports the star had to hire private security after her, her family, and pets were inundated with death threats.Her outing comes while journalist Lisa Ling has offered a defense of the host, saying she dislikes 'cancel culture' and believes Sharon should have a chance to redeem

racism allegations after shooting down Sheryl Underwood, her co-host on The Talk, after Piers Morgan’s exit from Good Morning Britain.After clashing with Sheryl, Sharon got increasingly emotional on the show, and demanded of her co-host: ‘I will ask you again Sheryl, I’ve been asking you during the break and I’m asking you again, and don’t try and cry ‘cause if anyone should be crying it should be me. ‘Educate me. Tell me when you have heard him say racist things.’ A calm Sheryl then explained: ‘It is not the exact words of racism, it’s the implication and the reaction to it. ‘To not want to address that because she is a Black woman, and to try to dismiss it or to make it seem less than what it is that’s what makes it racist.

Terrifying!

Sharon Osbourne has been forced to hire her own security after receiving a series of death threats over her defence of Piers Morgan.

Sharon Osbourne has been receiving deaths ever since her skirmish on "The Talk" last week, and she's now hired personal security."The threats are coming in from all sides, in every way possible, threatening her, her family, and even their animals. It is all off the back of this drama on the show," a source told Page Six.

Sharon Osbourne, 72, has spoken out on her future on American show The Talk, after the programme went on hiatus following her clash with co-host Sheryl Underwood, 57.The heated debate came as Sharon defended former Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan's, 55, comments about the Duchess of Sussex on live TV, which sparked backlash on social media and saw her accused of being a "racist".Speaking about the possibility of returning to the show, Sharon said: "I wish we could go on and have an adult conversation calmly and work it out, but I don't know whether we can."I don't know whether it's gone past that.Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, she continued: "I would love to, but I don't know whether I even want to go back.

An angry Sharon Osbourne has admitted that she doesn't know whether she will keep her job - or indeed if she still wants it - following her defence of Piers Morgan on live TV.