Canceled HGTV Star Nicole Curtis Claims “Someone Personal” Demanded Money To Not Leak Racial Slur Video: “I Didn’t Pay — Here We Are”

Nicole Curtis, the former HGTV star whose Rehab Addict show was canceled after a video surfaced of her using a racial slur, is now claiming she was being extorted. The designer clarified in a new post on social media that nobody in her crew leaked the video of the moment she blurted out the n-word […] Nicole Curtis HGTV Nicole Curtis, the former HGTV star whose Rehab Addict show was canceled after a video surfaced of her using a racial slur, is now claiming she was being extorted. The designer clarified in a new post on social media that nobody in her crew leaked the video of the moment she blurted out the n-word while filming, revealing that it was someone close to her. “I was not contracted to any network or show. (think free agent in sports) Any crew hired, paid by me, The footage is mine. My crew didn’t steal my footage,” Curtis said on Instagram. “I don’t have ‘sets’. I own all my properties. In other words, no one is my ‘boss’, I’m the boss. I create product & sell the rights of it & my likeness for limited contracted use.” Related Stories Cancellations and Renewals HGTV Cancels ‘Rehab Addict’ After Star Nicole Curtis Used Racial Slur While Filming Series; Show Removed From HBO Max & Discovery+