Kelly Osbourne’s attempt to take a shot at Donald Trump’s recent anti-Latino remarks went off the rails Tuesday during an appearance as a guest host on “The View.”
As the co-hosts dished on the Republican presidential candidate’s hot-button comments about immigration, co-host Rosie Perez noted that many Latinos in the U.S. agree “that the immigration problem is a problem and it does need to be addressed and it does need to be fixed.”
Perez added that Trump making “those racist comments” doesn’t help. That’s when Osbourne made a quip that fell flat.
“If you kick every Latino out of this country, then who is going to be cleaning your toilet, Donald Trump?” Osbourne said.
After a notable awkward silence (and one gasp of shock), Perez challenged Osbourne’s comment while the other co-hosts tried to clarify Osbourne’s point.
“Oh, I didn’t mean it like that, come on,” Osbourne said. “No, I would never mean it like that.”
I want to start by saying I ALWAYS take responsibility for my actions. In this particular case I will take responsibility for my poor choice of words but I will not apologize for being a racist as I am NOT. I whole-hearted f**ked up today. I don’t want to bulls**t anyone with lame excuses. Although, I was stopped mid-sentence by Rosie and couldn’t finish my point I will not let Rosie take responsibility for my words. I should have known better as I was on The View and it was live. I’ve learned a very valuable lesson. It is my hope that this situation will open up a conversation about immigration and the Latin community as a whole. By the way I clean my own f**king toilets.
The women made nice by the end of the show, with Perez apologizing to Osbourne for “being overly sensitive” and Osbourne telling Perez her apology was unnecessary and that she “had every right” to be upset.
“No, Kelly Osbourne is on our side and I was sensitive,” Perez said. “My disdain should go to only Donald Trump, so I’m sorry, darling.”
“No, you don’t have to apologize to me,” Osbourne said. “I love you, Rosie.”
Perez went on to extend an olive branch to Osbourne via Twitter:
My apologies @KellyOsbourne, I took your point wrong-#Trump #Latinos. My bad. You’re heart is so pure & righteous. I adore you. @TheView
— Rosie Perez (@rosieperezbklyn) August 4, 2015
But despite Perez and Osbourne coming to an understanding, not everyone on social media was so willing to give the “Project Runway Junior” judge a pass for her remark.
Dear @KellyOsbourne:
Almost half of women in LA (48%) are Latinas. And they’re not all cleaning toilets.
cc @ACampoverdi @emergingUS— Jose Antonio Vargas (@joseiswriting) August 4, 2015
This is the reality of racism in American TV – @rosieperezbklyn has to apologize for @KellyOsbourne after Kelly’s racist remark.
— Johnny Ikon (@JohnnyIkon) August 4, 2015
Osbourne has stepped in it before with racially insensitive remarks. During the Academy Awards, the former “Fashion Police” star and her co-host Guiliana Rancic were roundly criticized for comments made about the locs hairstyle of singer-actress Zendaya Coleman.
Osbourne insisted that she never made comments about Coleman — only Rancic did — but the ensuing controversy prompted her to ultimately quit the E! fashion program.
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