'The Talk' Co-Host Elaine Welteroth Claims Sharon Osbourne Was 'Set Up' For On-Air Brawl With Sheryl Underwood In Leaked Audio
July 14 2021, Published 4:43 p.m. ET
Leaked audio reveals Elaine Welteroth was on Sharon Osbourne's side after the British star's on-air brawl with Sheryl Underwood and believed Osbourne was "set up" by The Talk producers.
The never-before-heard audio -- obtained by Daily Mail -- Welteroth is heard comforting a bawling Osbourne and telling her, "I know you're not racist" in a dressing room following her heated exchange with Underwood.
Welteroth also makes it a point to tell Osbourne she's been "set up" and claimed that showrunners wanted her to deliver the question that sparked the explosive on-air debate.
As Breaking Celebrity News reported, Osbourne and Underwood were at each other's throats on the March 10 show after Sharon stood up for her friend Piers Morgan.
Piers was at the center of controversy after he made it clear that he didn't believe Meghan Markle's accusations that someone in the palace was racist, and most troubling, that he doubted what she said about being suicidal.