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Kelly Osbourne Racist Remarks on 'The View'? Former 'Fashion Police' Host Publicly Apologizes

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(Photo : Grant Lamos IV/Getty Images for Logo) NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 25: Kelly Osbourne attends Logo's 'Trailblazer Honors' 2015 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on June 25, 2015 in New York City.

Kelly Osbourne is in hot water after alleged racist remarks she made during a guesting at TV show "The View." The former "Fashion Police" host quickly issued a public apology following outraged responses on social media.

Last month, presidential candidate Donald Trump made, what most call racist remarks, when during a campaign Trump described Mexicans as "rapists" and as carrying drugs to the United States. The Mexican and Latin American community were shocked with his comments.

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While appearing on "The View" Tuesday, Osbourne made a remark in an attempt to call out Trump but sent social media criticizing her, instead.

"If you kick every Latino out of this country, then who is going to be cleaning your toilet, Donald Trump?" she said in a report by BBC.

Osbourne tried to back off her comment especially after co-host Rosie Perez cut her off her statement, but the show was live and after it aired, the show received hours of criticism forcing Osbourne to issue a public apology, The New York Times reported.

Social media users bombarded Osbourne with outraged criticism. Twitter users sent her stories about how they rose from poverty, their education and white collar jobs, the news site added.

Below is a portion of Osbourne's public social media apology she posted on her Facebook:

"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'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."

Ironically, Osbourne called out former co-host at the "Fashion Police" Giuliana Rancic, for what she and others took as a racist remark Rancic made during the Academy Awards, Washington Post reported.

Osbourne was so offended she distanced herself from her co-host and soon left the show.    

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