Sharon Osbourne accused of calling ex-co-host Julie Chen a ‘wonton’

CBS has extended The Talk’s hiatus for yet another week after Sharon Osbourne was accused of frequently calling former co-host Julie Chen a ‘wonton’ and ‘slanty eyes’ – but her publicist hit back saying she’s ‘hardly surprised by the lies’.

The recent claims against Osbourne came from sources who spoke to journalist Yashar Ali in a week where the network announced it had launched a probe into her on-air bust up with co-host Sheryl Underwood. 

She has faced criticism over her an on-air feud with Underwood after Osbourne was accused of being racist for defending her friend Piers Morgan in the wake of his Meghan Markle comments.  

Now, several sources, including former co-host Leah Remini, have alleged that Osbourne has a history bullying and racist language. 

The sources say Osbourne repeatedly referred to then-co-host Chen as ‘wonton’ and ‘slanty eyes’.

The sources also claim Osbourne referred to another then co-host Sara Gilbert, who is a lesbian, as a ‘p***y licker’ and ‘fish eater’.

In response to the claims involving Chen and Gilbert, Osbourne’s publicist Howard Bragman said the talk show host was ‘disappointed but unfazed and hardly surprised by the lies’.

‘The only thing worse than a disgruntled former employee is a disgruntled former talk show host. For 11 years Sharon has been kind, collegial and friendly with her hosts as evidenced by throwing them parties, inviting them to her home in the UK and other gestures of kindness too many to name,’ the statement said.  

‘Sharon is disappointed but unfazed and hardly surprised by the lies, the recasting of history and the bitterness coming out at this moment. She will survive this, as she always has and her heart will remain open and good, because she refuses to let others take her down.’