Osbourne said that Morgan had a right to express his opinion, while Underwood argued that "he doesn't want to understand how Meghan was treated was racism.".
As for Underwood's initial reaction to Osbourne stepping away from The Talk, she said, "There was part of me that felt she had to do the best for her and her family.Amid The Talk debate, that same week Holly Robinson Peete claimed that Osbourne was one of the reasons she was fired from The Talk after one season and accused her former co-host of calling her "too ghetto." Leah Remini also accused Osbourne of calling her "ghetto," and making racial and gender slurs toward Julie Chen and Sara Gilbert in a story published by journalist Yashar Ali.Considering Osbourne a friend, Underwood said that when she joined The Talk, "We were fast friends," adding that she loves her family.