Sharon Osbourne Wants Back Her $900K Donation To 'Black Lives Matter'

Although she doesn't understand the entirety of Kanye West's recent controversies, Sharon Osbourne certainly agrees with one aspect of the rapper's recent statements. The TV personality supported West by saying that "All Lives Matter" and indirectly agreeing with the rapper's statement that the Black Lives Matter movement was a scam.

Osbourne also said she once donated to the BLM movement and wants her money back. West called the BLM movement a scam in an Instagram post defending his controversial "White Lives Matter" shirt designs, which he unveiled at his recent Yeezy S9 fashion show at the Paris Fashion Week.

Osbourne also commented on West's controversies, telling people to ignore the rapper if he's so upsetting. She also shared that she has a prediction on what will happen to West's partnership with Adidas now that it's under review. Osbourne has previously had a controversy surrounding BLM and racism, and it cost her the co-host position at "The Talk." 

Read on to find out more.

Osbourne recently spoke to TMZ while shopping on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and discussed West's controversial BLM shirts. During the short conversation with the photog, Osbourne said she agreed with West's statement that the BLM movement was a scam and that "All Lives Matter."

Osbourne admitted that she's not aware of the full details of West's 'WLM' shirt controversy but that she does have a clear and strong opinion on the viral BLM movement that began in 2020. The talk show host also shared that she once gave $900k to the BLM fundraiser and said she wants her money back.

Osbourne also expressed that she wishes West had spoken up about the movement being a scam before she made her donation. In the two years since the movement began, several prominent names associated with the fundraisers have been rumored of siphoning donation funds, while some have gotten called out on social media.

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West first made the "BLM is a scam" statement in an Instagram story post defending his controversial "White Lives Matter" shirt design. The "Praise God" rapper posted a photo of the shirt and wrote, "Here's my latest response when people ask me why I made a tee that says white lives matter. THEY DO."

In another post, West wrote, "Everyone knows that Black Lives Matter was a scam. Now it's over. You're welcome." The controversial shirt design first appeared on the rapper himself during a short address to the audience at his YZY fashion show. During the runway portion of the show, several models appeared in the shirt, which also featured an image of Pope John Paul II.

During her conversation with TMZ, Osbourne also spoke on West's controversies, saying there's no reason to cancel the rapper over the WLM controversy. She also told people to simply ignore West if they didn't like the shirt designs and his statements.

When asked her opinion of the recent announcement from Adidas that they're reviewing their relationship with West, Osbourne said she has a prediction for how the review will turn out for the rapper. The clothing brand recently released a statement that revealed some executives are upset with West's WLM controversy.

The statement read, "All successful partnerships are rooted in mutual respect and shared values." It also revealed that the company had repeatedly tried to resolve issues with West, all to no avail. So, they've placed their partnership with the "Good Morning" rapper "under review."

Osbourne's comments about the BLM movement aren't the first time she's been in a controversial situation with the movement. She lost her co-host role on CBS' "The Talk" due to her racism debate with fellow co-host Sheryl Underwood. Subsequent criticism on social media led to more allegations of her allegedly racist behavior.

A big part of Osbourne's controversy was also her public support of British TV personality Piers Morgan, who had been branded racist for his statements about Duchess Meghan Markle. Eventually, the network released a statement confirming that Osbourne had decided to leave the show.

A subsequent post by journalist Yashar Ali included several sources that accused Osbourne of regularly using Asian slurs to refer to a former Asian co-host Julie Chen. She was also accused of racist treatment and of using lesbian slurs on former co-host Sara Gilbert. One of the sources in the post was former "The Talk" co-host Leah Remini.