Fashion Police has been put on hiatus, with channel E! making the decision to take the show off the air to "refresh" it, following the departures of host Kathy Griffin and co-host Kelly Osbourne.

Former 'Fashion Police' host Kelly Osbourne

Former 'Fashion Police' host Kelly Osbourne

This all follows huge controversy which was sparked when another co-host - Giuliana Rancic - said that Zendaya Coleman's dreadlocks looked like they smelled of "weed".

A statement released by E! said: "We look forward to taking this opportunity to refresh the show before the next awards season. Our talented co-hosts Giuliana Rancic and Brad Goreski, along with Executive Producer Melissa Rivers, will continue their roles as we evolve the show into its next chapter for the legions of 'Fashion Police' fans around the world."

Kelly made the decision to quit after five years on the programme after being upset with the Zendaya quip, for which Giuliana apologised, while Kathy - who took over from the late Joan Rivers following her death last September - decided to walk away from the show after just seven episodes because she didn't think she was the right fit for the format.

Explaining her decision, Kathy said: "I was being forced to comment about pictures of beautiful women in perfect dresses and say kind of bad things. As a feminist and a comic, it just didn't feel like the right fit for me."

The next episode of 'Fashion Police' was due to air on March 30th but it will now not return to TV screens until September.

Khloe Kardashian, Chrissy Teigen, Amber Rose and Naya Rivera are among the favourites to take over from Kelly and Kathy on the panel.

'Fashion Police' may be cancelled "quietly".

Bosses of the E! show are said to be thinking about cancelling it altogether following the decisions of both Kelly Osbourne and Kathy Griffin to quit after the controversy surrounding fellow host Giuliana Rancic's comments about Zendaya's dreadlocks smelling like "weed".

A source shared: "They have off this month, but don't be surprised if they cancel it quietly in a matter of weeks, when the craziness dies down a little."

In the wake of Kathy - who replaced Joan Rivers on the show after she passed away last year - and Kelly's departures from the show, just Giuliana and Brad Goreski are left as co-hosts with Joan's daughter Melissa as executive producer and senior bosses at E! are said to be struggling to find anyone who'd be able to carry the show in the same way Joan did.

The source added: "Melissa is a producer, not a leader; she can't get control of the situation."

E! executives have reportedly labelled the show a "hassle" and are worried about the number of celebrities who are now speaking out against it.

The insider told the New York Daily News newspaper's Confidenti@l: "Lena Dunham, Rosie O'Donnell and Jane Lynch all tweeted supporting Kathy. That's not good. E! can't survive without celebrity cooperation."

Meanwhile, Giuliana would be "happy to go" too to after receiving harsh criticism for her comments about Zendaya, which were written into her script by producers.

The source added: "'Fashion Police' is an albatross around her neck. She's like, let the thing die already."

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