![BRUCE BISPING ¥ bbisping@startribune.com Minneapolis, MN., Friday, 10/15/10] (left to right) Production crew photographer Christina Hilbig taped Nicole Curtis, host of "Rehab Addict with Nicole Curtis" as they filmed a segment on the restoration of outdoor coach lights. The crew is filming the rebuilding and restoration of a house in south Minneapolis.](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/103590435/f9d0af8521733579a573eb22e03b23f04b9aec360935d21855c5aefad9193077)
Overview
- HGTV canceled the long-running series and removed it from HBO Max and Discovery+, scrapping the planned Feb. 11 return, with multiple outlets reporting the network also severed ties with Curtis.
- RadarOnline published the unaired on-set footage on Feb. 11, showing Curtis saying the slur during a renovation, then reacting in shock and asking the crew to delete the take.
- Curtis issued an apology to TMZ and on Instagram, saying the word is wrong and not part of her vocabulary and expressing regret to viewers and her community.
- In a later statement, she claimed the video was private material not for HGTV, described it as stolen and edited, and said she intends to release the raw recording.
- Social media reaction has been intense, with widespread criticism and some defenses, including support from a former colleague and ex-boyfriend who said she is not racist.