From: NoBody@nowhere.com   
      
   On Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:38:46 +1300, Your Name    
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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.   
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   >    "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."   
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   >    The statement continued, "We remain dedicated to fostering a culture of   
   >    respect and inclusion across our content and our workplace."   
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   >    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.   
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   >    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."   
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   >    "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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   So what was the slur and its context?   
      
   At first glance, this looks like cancel culture yet again.   
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