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EXCLUSIVE: 'Kiss my a**!' Rosie Perez QUITS The View early in heated spat with ABC execs after being forced to apologize over her anger at Kelly Osbourne's racist Latino remark
- During a Hot Topics segment about Donald Trump's poll numbers with Latinos, Kelly Osbourne infuriated Rosie Perez
- Kelly asked: 'If you kick every Latino out of this country, then who is going to be cleaning your toilet, Donald Trump?'
- She then became hysterical during a commercial break and wept over fears she'll now be seen as a racist
- ABC execs cornered Rosie during the break and demanded she apologize to Kelly in the last segment of the live broadcast
- At the end of the show, Rosie bolted to her dressing room and had no further interaction with Kelly, a source told Daily Mail Online
- ABC execs argued with Rosie and forced her to tweet an apology to Kelly
- Rosie declared she was ‘done with this f****** show' and told the executives 'kiss my a**' before storming out
- She did not show up for Wednesday and Thursday's live broadcasts
PUBLISHED: 08:24 EST, 11 August 2015 | UPDATED: 10:30 EST, 11 August 2015
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Rosie Perez canceled her last appearances on The View after being forced to apologize to Kelly Osbourne for her anger at her co-star's racist remark about Latinos, Daily Mail Online can reveal exclusively today.
Rosie refused to turn up for her two, final live shows last week and skipped several, pre-taped appearances after having an intense blow-up with ABC executives over Kelly's on-air comment.
Kelly, 30, caused outrage after asking: 'If you kick every Latino out of this country, then who is going to be cleaning your toilet, Donald Trump?' during a Hot Topics segment about Donald Trump's poll numbers within the community last Tuesday.
A silence fell over the studio audience as other co-hosts were clearly taken aback. After a pause, Rosie, who has Puerto Rican heritage, mumbled: 'Oh, that's not... oh, no!' and shook her head in disbelief.
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Outraged: The View host Rosie Perez, whose parents came to the U.S. from Puerto Rico, criticized co-host Kelly Osbourne live-on air for her racist remark about Latinos last week. Daily Mail Online can reveal today that Rosie was then forced to apologize by ABC execs, leading to her to pull out out of two final live broadcasts
'If you kick every Latino out of this country, then who is going to be cleaning your toilet Donald Trump?' Kelly said last Tuesday, before quickly realizing her insensitive mistake
The View's Raven-Symone then told Kelly: 'There's more jobs than that he can use them for.'
Sensing things were tense, The Fashion Police host attempted to clarify: 'In a sense, you know what I mean? In L.A. they always...' But before she could finish, Rosie had calmed enough to finally check her.
'Latinos are not the only people doing that,' explained Rosie, looking straight at Kelly.
Kelly backtracked and tried to elaborate. 'I didn't mean it like that! Come on, I would never mean it like that. I'm not part of this argument," she contested.
As the tension built, moderator Whoopi Goldberg stepped back in and tried to take control of the segment, before ultimately going to commercial break.
When the cameras cut away, the daughter of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne and The Talk co-host Sharon Osbourne burst into tears. 'Everyone is going to think I'm racist. I can't believe this,' she cried, as producers of the show and her personal handlers ran to her side.
At the time, ABC execs cornered Rosie during the break and demanded she apologize to Kelly in the last segment of the live broadcast, a source told Daily Mail Online.
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She wrote: 'I tweeted at #KellyOsbourne in an effort to help keep her from spiraling after her unfortunate comment. I went overboard with my apology- #mybad. But I don't apologize for speaking up and calling her on it-mistake or not, it was offensive. And please don't ever question my support for mi gente... Ever.'
But Rosie had nothing to lose with her explosive exit from The View, according to the source.
'ABC had already fired her technically when they didn't renew her contract. She had nothing left to lose by not coming back.
'She may have missed a few days pay, but to walk away with her dignity is likely far more important for Rosie in this situation.'
ABC appeared to be working hard to erase the uncomfortable incident from viewers' memories. The episode has been taken down from the network's website and removed from streaming service Hulu. Several clips of the show also have been removed from YouTube.
Rosie was not part of a taped show which aired on Monday with Whoopi Goldberg, Michelle Collins, Raven-Symone and Nicolle Wallace.
The dramatic end to her tenure on The View ends perhaps the most turbulent and tumultuous season in the history of the troubled talk show since it was created by Barbara Walters 18 years ago.
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Realized her mistake: During the break last Tuesday, Kelly Osbourne burst into tears. 'Everyone is going to think I'm racist. I can't believe this,' she cried, as producers and her personal handlers ran to her side
'I F***ED UP!': KELLY OSBOURNE APOLOGIZES FOR THE VIEW FLUB
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****d up today. I don’t want to bullshyt 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***ing toilets.
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Rosie Perez quits The View early after Kelly Osbourne's racist remark
