Kelly Osbourne will no longer grace your television screen with the fashion forward maven deciding to quit her role of co-host on E!’s Fashion Police, The Hollywood Reporter states.
A statement from the entertainment network reads:
“Kelly Osbourne is departing E!s Fashion Police to pursue other opportunities, and we would like to thank her for her many contributions to the series over the past five years, during which time the show became a hit with viewers. Fashion Police will return, as scheduled, on Friday, March 30th at 9:00 p.m. and no decisions have been made on her replacement.”
This news arrives a few days after Kelly’s co-host, Giuliana Rancic, made an insensitive comment on Zendaya’s hairstyle at the Academy Awards (Feb. 22), stating that the burgeoning actress/singer smells like “patchouli oil” or “weed.” The racist remark prompted a Twitter response from Kelly, stating, “I did not make the weed comment. I do not condone racism so as a result of this I’m seriously questioning staying on the show!”
SEE MORE: Solange, Kerry Washington, Viola Davis And Ava DuVernay All Applaud Zendaya
The backlash on Rancic’s problematic wordage prompted an apology from the E! News co-anchor, to which Zendaya responded with a Martin Luther King Jr. quote.
I WILL NOT BE DRAGED INTO THIS! The situation is being rectified like ADULTS by both parties. I hope you can leave it to them & do the same!
— Kelly Osbourne (@KellyOsbourne) February 24, 2015
you guys do realize that @Zendaya is my friend right?
— Kelly Osbourne (@KellyOsbourne) February 24, 2015
Im giving everyone involved 24 hours to make it right or the world will hear how I really feel. contactually Im not allowed to speak!
— Kelly Osbourne (@KellyOsbourne) February 24, 2015
I DID NOT MAKE THE WEED COMENT. I DO NOT CONDONE RACISM SO AS A RSULT OF THIS IM SEREIOULSY QUESTIONONIG STAYING ON THE SHOW!
— Kelly Osbourne (@KellyOsbourne) February 24, 2015
It takes a strong women to apologize & makes a forgiving women even stronger! #ThisTooShallPass
— Kelly Osbourne (@KellyOsbourne) February 26, 2015
Photo Credit: Instagram/kellyosbourne