Sherri Shepherd Apologizes For Repeatedly Encouraging Ex Addict Elizabeth Vargas To ‘Get Drunk’
etcanada.comSherri Shepherd is apologizing to recovering alcoholic, Elizabeth Vargas, after continuously suggesting she should “get drunk” on air.
Last week, when Vargas, 60, appeared on Thursday’s episode of Shepherd’s talk show “Sherri”, the TV host told her: “I’m going to take you to the bar… We’re going to have a drink.” Vargas, who’s been sober for nearly a decade, awkwardly replied: “[I’ll] have my classic club soda with cranberry juice, but you can pound some shots.” READ MORE: Sherri Shepherd’s Wig Falls Off On Live TV In Solidarity With Another Viral Wig Moment Shepherd, 56, went on, calling the TV personality and Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction author “no fun.” “You and me, we’re going to be at the bar going, ‘It’s not news tonight!’ That’s what we’ve got to do,” she suggested before reiterating that the two should “get drunk and have a good time.” “You get drunk.
I’ll be your designated driver,” Vargas responded. The “20/20” alum previously revealed that her drinking was triggered by anxiety and panic attacks.
However, between 2013 and 2014 she completed three rehab stints and has been sober since. READ MORE: Sherri Shepherd Helped Sunny Hostin Negotiate Her Salary For ‘The View’ After This Co-Host Helped Her Shepherd has since apologized for her remarks. “Sometimes when you’re doing live TV, you make mistakes.
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