HGTV is once again in the midst of cancellation turmoil, months after a slew of series were axed in mid-2025, only this time the impetus went well beyond just the rising cost of materials. The cable network canceled the long-running series Rehab Addict, which was finally set to return with new episodes, over a resurfaced video depicting host Nicole Curtis using a racial slur. Now, nearly a week later, the TV personality has offered up a revised take on why that video was released.
Six days after her initial apology post, Curtis returned to Instagram to speak her mind about everything that’s gone on in her orbit since the cancellation, and she shared ample thanks and appreciation to her friends and followers who reached out in an understanding manner. She also included the below alleged exposition behind the video’s origins, which differs slightly from what she stated a week prior. In her words:
