HGTV’s Nicole Curtis claimed she was being extorted with a video of her utilizing a racial slur shortly earlier than it was leaked.
Curtis, 49, addressed hypothesis that somebody on her crew launched the footage that finally acquired her fired from the community, writing by way of Instagram on Wednesday, February 18, “I used to be not contracted to any community or present. (assume free agent in sports activities) Any crew employed, paid by me, The footage is mine. My crew didn’t steal my footage.”
The truth TV star alleged that somebody near her was blackmailing her.
“I don’t have ‘units’. I personal all my properties. In different phrases, nobody is my ‘boss’, I’m the boss. I create product & promote the rights of it & my likeness for restricted contracted use,” she continued. “Somebody private (not crew) had entry, demanded (cash), I didn’t pay — right here we’re.”
Curtis hosted Rehab Addictwhich premiered on the DIY Community in 2010 earlier than transferring to HGTV 4 years later. Season 9 initially aired two episodes in June 2025 earlier than it was abruptly placed on pause.
The hiatus got here amid scheduling adjustments on the community, with 5 reveals — Battle on the Seaside, Farmhouse Fixer, Married to Actual Property, Discount Block and Izzy Does It — being canceled.
“I made the manager determination to shelf the remainder of our new reveals till fall. I recognize your assist and understanding for the late discover,” Curtis wrote by way of Instagram on the time. “It’s simply lots of hours (my hours) to get a present on air and we (my household + me) thought – why are we giving up summer season when we have now the power to do that within the fall?”
Rehab Addict was anticipated to return earlier this month. On February 11 — the identical day new episodes had been slated to be launched — RadarOnline printed footage of Curtis utilizing the n-word whereas finishing a renovation undertaking for the sequence.
HGTV subsequently confirmed that the present would now not be airing.
“HGTV was just lately made conscious of an offensive racial remark made through the filming of Rehab Addict. Not solely is language like this hurtful and disappointing to our viewers, companions and workers — it doesn’t align with the values of HGTV,” the community informed Us Weekly in an announcement. “Accordingly, we have now eliminated the sequence from all HGTV platforms. We stay devoted to fostering a tradition of respect and inclusion throughout our content material and our office.”
Curtis, in the meantime, addressed the state of affairs by way of her Instagram Story. “There may be extra to this, however my household comes first and I have to be mother proper now greater than the rest,” she wrote. “I’ll take the time to be as I’ve all the time been with you, clear and trustworthy. TMZ known as me as I had simply turned my cellphone on after being in school – I mentioned this briefly – however there’s extra …”
Warner Bros. Discovery finally pulled the remainder of the deliberate new episodes off HGTV’s schedule and eliminated previous episodes from HBO Max and Discovery+.