Page Sixreported that Underwood addressed the controversy during the show’s April 12 return after nearly a month-long break.
She expressed her desire to heal after the racial argument, for which Osbourne apologized and laterdefended herself.
Underwood told the audience that the episode would be “unlike any other we’ve had before.”
The episode’s goal was to demonstrate how to discuss the complex topic of racism respectfully.
That really scared me.
I didn’t want to be that.
I wanted to remain calm and focused.
I just feel the trauma.
I feel fearful and apprehensive.
It is difficult to go back to that day because I feel the trauma.
That really scared me.
“The Talkco-host noted that she hoped to move past the PTSD that she felt due to that exchange.
