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HGTV's Nicole Curtis apologized after she caught on camera using the 'N word' during filming of her series Rehab Addict, which was canceled Wednesday in the aftermath of the scandal.
In the incident leading to her dismissal, cameras were rolling on the TV series as Curtis, 49, had been working on renovations, removing a wire from a frame, prior to uttering the racial slur.
The Lake Orion, native was subsequently heard using the racial epithet in a clip published by Radar, saying, 'Oh, fart n*****.'
On Wednesday, the preservation expert stressed that the utterance was a fluke, and she is not a person who uses the phrase, ever.
'I want to be clear: the word in question is wrong and not part of my vocabulary and never has been, and I apologize to everyone,' said Curtis.
Daily Mail has reached out to HGTV and Curtis for further comment on the story.
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HGTV's Nicole Curtis, 49, apologized after she caught on camera using the 'N word' during filming of her series Rehab Addict - which was canceled Wednesday amid the scandal
Curtis told the outlet that the network's call to cancel the show - which had been slated to come back after a hiatus - caught her off-guard.
In a follow-up statement she posted to Instagram Wednesday evening, Curtis said 'there is more' to the situation, without delving into specifics
HGTV's Nicole Curtis has been caught on camera using the 'N word'
The Rehab Addict host begged her cameraman to delete the footage in a leaked tape
'TMZ called me as I had just turned my phone on after being at school. I said this briefly, but there is more.'
