Sherri Shepherd 'Sorry' For Pressuring Recovering Alcoholic Elizabeth Vargas To Drink On Her Show!
06.06.2023 - 20:55
/ perezhilton.com
Sherri Shepherd, no!!!
Last Thursday, the talk show host sat down with 20/20 alum Elizabeth Vargas on her new show Sherri, but the conversation kept coming back to one thing: alcohol! Several times, the host tried to pressure the journalist into drinking with her! At one point, Sherri said:
Elizabeth, who has been sober since 2014, kept her cool and only offered back:
A pretty classy response, considering! Unfortunately, Sherri only doubled down and called her guest “no fun.” Oof! THE WOMAN IS SOBER! READ THE ROOM, SHERRI!
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Later, the 30 Rock alum once again found a way to bring up alcohol during the discussion. She said the pair should “go to the bar” and “get drunk and have a good time.” Elizabeth replied:
Isn’t this supposed to be daytime TV, y’all?! Why does she keep harping on the drinking?
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Viewers were upset by the whole thing — especially fans who knew how open Elizabeth has been about her sobriety journey. If you didn’t know, the NewsNation personality previously revealed she drank due to her anxiety and panic attacks but managed to get sober after three stints in rehab from 2013 to 2014. She even wrote the book Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction and hosts the podcast Heart of the Matter, both of which discuss her addiction. But apparently, Sherri didn’t do nearly enough research on her guest!
Well, she got the memo after the fact! Apologizing for the insensitive conversation, the comedian released a statement to EW after the episode aired, saying:
Elizabeth also spoke to the outlet, though she didn’t seem to mind what happened, noting:
Wow! Way to take