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Sharon Osbourne has slammed America’s obsession with reality TV – insisting the new wave of shows are “train wrecks”.

The former reality TV star is convinced television has taken a turn for the worse, despite her ongoing role as judge on hit series America’s Got Talent – claiming newer shows have become havens for talentless celebrities.

Osbourne – who became a household name after appearing in MTV’s The Osbournes – says, “They are all train wrecks. All it is now is a lot of lower-rung celebrities that they’ve turned into bad actors. None of it is real.”

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Sharon Osbourne has announced she will be stepping down as a judge on U.K. TV talent competiton The X Factor.

In a statement, Osbourne thanked fellow judge and series creator Simon Cowell and “the wonderful British public for their enormous support”.

Osbourne, wife of rock star Ozzy Osbourne, has been a member of the judging panel on the British reality competition since it began four years ago.

The most recent series of the show was marred by rows between Osbourne and fellow judge Dannii Minogue, who the rock matriarch claimed had only been recruited by Cowell because of her appearance.

The producers of the hit talent show have yet to release a statement about Osbourne’s departure.

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Sharon Osbourne will only take part in the next series of talent competition The X Factor if her salary is doubled, according to reports.

The rock matriarch, a judge on the British reality program since it began in 2004, has turned down TV bosses’ offer of $1.5 million and is said to be demanding a new contract, worth $2 million.

A source at TV network ITV tells British newspaper the News Of The World, “Sharon always pushes for the best deal.”
It was reported last year the series creator Simon Cowell was set to fire Osbourne following her scathing attack on fellow judge Dannii Minogue, who joined the show in its fourth season.

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ITV1 has avoided punishment by the UK broadcasting watchdog after Sharon Osbourne swore during the Brit awards last month.

Ofcom said the award ceremony’s “reputation for controversy” meant viewers would expect a degree of bad language.

Almost 130 people complained when co-host Osbourne repeatedly swore at Vic Reeves as he slurred his presentation of an award.

“Get on with it, you p*ss-head,” she said in comments broadcast at 21:35 GMT on February 20th.

“Shut up you’re p*ssed, p*ss off! P*ss off you b*st*rd – p*ss off.”

Announcing its decision not to uphold the complaints, Ofcom said: “While we understand that this language may have been offensive to some viewers, it was broadcast after the watershed and in a program with a particular reputation.

“We believe that regular viewers would have been aware of the likelihood of this kind of material.”

A spokesperson added that the language employed by Osbourne had been “quite mild” and claimed the show’s portrayal of alcohol was “limited and incidental to the coverage”.

“In Ofcom’s view, the program did not condone or glamorize alcohol misuse,” a statement explained.

“The effect of these images was more likely to be cautionary than attractive.”

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