This story just keeps getting more unsettling. As we've been reporting this week, longtime Rehab Addict host Nicole Curtis is out at the network after a video surfaced showing her using a racial slur while cameras were rolling. The clip shows the 49-year-old blurting out the N-word before immediately turning to a crew member and pleading with them to "kill that." Within hours, the fallout was swift, and HGTV had removed the series from all its platforms. Related: Former HGTV Star Nicole Curtis' Ex Speaks Out Amid Her Racism Scandal The timing is especially jarring.