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       HGTV Cancels 'Rehab Addict' After Host Nicole Curtis   
       Used Racial Slur During Filming   
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       HGTV has ended its long-running home restoration series "Rehab Addict"   
       after star Nicole Curtis was caught using a racial slur during filming.   
      
       "HGTV was recently made aware of an offensive racial comment made   
       during the filming of 'Rehab Addict,'" the network told Variety in a   
       statement. "Not only is language like this hurtful and disappointing to   
       our viewers, partners, and employees - it does not align with the   
       values of HGTV. Accordingly, we have removed the series from all HGTV   
       platforms."   
      
       The statement continued, "We remain dedicated to fostering a culture of   
       respect and inclusion across our content and our workplace."   
      
       The first two episodes of "Rehab Addict" Season 9 aired in July 2025,   
       but the run was cut short after Curtis made an "executive decision" to   
       shelve the remaining episodes and recut them for a later release. The   
       rest of the season was supposed to come back Feb. 12, but that plan has   
       been scrapped.   
      
       In a statement to TMZ following the cancellation, Curtis said, "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." She tells us she was   
       unaware of HGTV's decision to pull the plug on her show on the same day   
       it was set to return to air after a hiatus." She added, "I'm grateful   
       for the 15-year journey we've shared. It's been a meaningful chapter,   
       but my focus isn't on my career. My focus, at this moment is rightfully   
       on my relationships, and my community - the people who truly know my   
       character and where my heart is."   
      
       "Rehab Addict" debuted its first three seasons on the DIY Network before   
       moving to HGTV in 2014. The show follows Curtis as she restores old   
       homes.   
      
      
      
      
      
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