‘The View’ Kelly Osbourne Regrets ‘The Worst Thing’ She’s Ever Done
Ten years after her controversial comments on The View, Kelly Osbourne admits that she “hurt a lot of people.”
In 2015, Osbourne came under fire after her surprising take on Latin Americans in the US. While discussing Donald Trump’s questionable immigration policy on The View, Osbourne openly asked a rhetorical question. “If you kick every Latino out of this country then who is going to be cleaning your toilets, Donald Trump?”
Osbourne’s question was met with a wave of gasps from the studio audience. Co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Rosie Perez were also stunned by Osbourne’s remarks. “Latinos are not the only people doing that,” Perez retorted. Despite quickly backtracking on her comment, Osbourne faced the scorn of social media.
Kelly Osbourne’s Regrets Her Comment On ‘The View’
In a January 18 interview with Rolling Stone, Osbourne revealed that her comments on Latinos have haunted her for the past decade. “It hurt a lot of people. That to me, by far, makes it the worst thing I’ve ever done,” she said. “I realized that I’m not great on live TV and that words are so powerful. And to be labeled as something you’re not is really difficult. But it happened. There’s nothing I can do.”
For Osbourne, the resurgence of her remarks on The View has opened up old wounds. The clip has resurfaced on TikTok, becoming a trending topic. “I feel very strongly that Latin American culture is the backbone of America,” she said. “I believe that Latin Americans are the hardest-working people you will ever meet. And their connection to family and their culture is closer to mine than the American way. I’ve never tried to be American. I never wanted to be a part of a country where there’s so much hate and there’s so much misinformation and kick them when they’re down mentality.”
Although her comments have followed her in her career, Osbourne believes that they brought out a change inside her. “During that time, my dad [Ozzy Osbourne] had just cheated on my mother [Sharon Osbourne],” she revealed. “I was drinking to numb the pain of everything. I was a trash can when it came to drugs, whatever I could get my hands on. And I was a really broken, scared person. And then after that event, it kind of kick-started me taking a long, hard look at myself and the things that I don’t like and the things that I’d like to change and the things that I’d like to keep.”
Kelly Osbourne ‘Learned The Hard Way’
Despite the revitalized ridicule, Osbourne still feels strongly about learning from her past mistakes. “Nobody wants to hear from a white person about race. No one. They don’t,” Osbourne said. “I learned that the hard way. Like I said, it is time for us to accept the change that’s happening and embrace it and support it rather than being scared and feeling like someone’s taking something away from you. Everybody is entitled to their opinion, but like I said, it’s time to sit down and shut up.”
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When asked what others can do to become more accepting, Osbourne points to having an open mind. “Everybody needs to take a long, hard look at themselves,” Osbourne said. “Not everybody. That’s wrong. White people need to take a long hard look, check their privilege, and be a little bit more open-minded. A lot more open-minded.”
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