Talk show host Dr Laura Schlessinger is fighting back following her infamous use of the 'N' word on her syndicated radio show last week.
The conservative pundit used the word 11 times during a conversation with an African American caller named Jade.
The incident set off a fire storm of criticism and Schlessinger was forced to apologise. Shortly afterwards her show, The Dr. Laura Program, was cancelled.
After appearing on Larry King Live to discuss the incident, Schlessinger sat down to an in-depth interview with the Hollywood Reporter and made it clear she felt she was being unfairly censored.
Asked if she was in a bad mood the day she used the N-word while talking to Jade, Dr Schlessinger said: 'No. And I'm post-menopausal, so there were no hormonal surges, either.
'I made the offer [to talk to Jade] on the air the next day,' she said. 'I apologised the same night it happened, it was published the next day, and I went on the air and apologized and asked for her to call so I could do a darn better job of being helpful.'
