Sharon Osborne Slams Costars, CBS: Piers Morgan Controversy Was ‘Set Up,’ Osborne Used As ‘Sacrificial Lamb’

Television host Sharon Osbourne blasted CBS and her costars on “The Talk” earlier this week, claiming the controversy sparked by her defense of Piers Morgan was a “set up.”

Osbourne appeared Tuesday on Entertainment Tonight after she was slammed and her talk show put on hiatus. Last week, Osbourne stood up for Morgan, former cohost of “Good Morning Britain,” after he said he “didn’t believe a word” of Meghan Markle’s March 7 interview with Oprah Winfrey. Markle had claimed that Buckingham Palace barred her from seeking treatment for suicidal thoughts and accused an unnamed royal of racist behavior.