Rehab Addict host Nicole Curtis is speaking publicly about the controversy that followed the end of her long-running HGTV series.
During a recent appearance on The Breakfast Club with Charlamagne tha God, DJ Envy, and Jess Hilarious, Curtis addressed the moment that sparked backlash after a video clip from the show circulated online.
The clip showed Curtis using a racial slur while filming. Not long after the footage spread, HGTV announced the series would be removed from its platforms.
Curtis said the remark was not intentional and described the moment as a mistake that happened while she was speaking off the cuff.
“It was a slip of the tongue,” Curtis said during the interview. She explained that she often uses unusual phrases when joking around with her children and sometimes says things without thinking first.
“I say nonsense stuff all the time,” she said. “I’m not scripted.”
The conversation also included questions from the hosts about how the situation unfolded and how Curtis explained the moment.
Curtis said she agreed to the interview because she wanted to discuss what happened directly.
“I came here to have an open conversation,” she said. “I didn’t have to, but I wanted to talk about it.”
Viewers were not buying her explanation.
“too much over explanation usually means you’re a f*cking liar, she literally could’ve just apologized from the get-go. She tried too damn hard to explain. FOH,” one Breakfast Club viewer wrote.
“Bruh she has a bad agent. Why the da heck did she come on this show? They are just clowning her. Just own you said it, and move on,” another wrote.