DETROIT — Michigan native and HGTV star Nicole Curtis has apologized after video of her working on a house surfaced of her using a racial slur and her long-running house rehab show pulled.

In the clip, posted by Radar Online, the reality star appears to grow frustrated with a task while standing on a ladder when she blurts out, "Oh, fart (n-word)."

HGTV has pulled Curtis' show, "Rehab Addict," from its platforms after the video went public Wednesday. New episodes had been expected to air starting that same day.

A statement from Curtis' team sent exclusively to The Detroit News on Wednesday night said Curtis "is deeply saddened by the hurt her words have caused."

"She takes full responsibility for their impact, regardless of context," it said. "What occurred was a clear slip of the tongue — a mistaken version of one of her well-known expressions — spoken after 17 hours of physically demanding work and very little sleep. Even so, she understands that intent does not erase impact, and she is truly sorry."

The Lake Orion native has been a mainstay on HGTV since 2010. Several episodes feature home restoration projects in and around Detroit.

She recently filmed several new episodes in Detroit, where she led the restoration of a 1913 home on Doris Avenue in the city's Linwood neighborhood. Curtis' team had described the home as a "squatter filled CrackHouse."

Before the airing of the new episode, Curtis appeared eager to launch another season, explaining on her show's Facebook page how she came to return to "Rehab Addict."

"4 years ago, I found myself out of contract with HGTV for the first time in 11 years. I wasn’t obligated to do another project for them or with them. So, I didn’t. I built my production company ... I filmed my projects and I developed a show called “Nicole Goes West”. A fun, kitschy, tongue-in cheek documentary about my buying a house in Wyoming. I had fun Western music, graphics, whole nine yards. I had no intention of making more Rehab Addict…none.

"I had a meeting with HGTV and they wanted the show. It was cool as this was my home base and I was excited to bring a new look to my name here. It then took a twist and the pilot, this new show, etc eventually turned into …can you just mold it all back to Rehab Addict. ...

"So, what this all means is that I took my dream of putting out a real documentary style approaching passion for old houses and the business woman in me sold out to cover costs. Wyoming turned into what it is and I threw in the CrackHouse in Detroit and Bam -Rehab Addict was reborn."

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