http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2014/01/14/12/33/sisterhood-turns-on-bi-racial-90s-sitcom-starThe African-American star of a '90s sitcom has broken down in tears describing the racial taunts and "hatred" she experienced for marrying a white man.
Tamera Mowry, who starred in Sister, Sister, told Oprah she was called a "white man's whore" when she married Fox News correspondent Adam Housley, a Caucasian American.
Mowry was herself raised in a bi-racial family and starred alongside her identical twin sister in the sitcom, which aired from 1994 to 1999.
But with the arrival of social media, the most spiteful criticisms came long after the show was taken off the air.
Mowry says the most hurtful barbs came from fellow African Americans who criticised her for marrying outside of her race.
"[They said]'Back in the day, you cost $300, but now, you're giving it away for free'," a tearful Mowry told Oprah, with her sister by her side.
"But people choose to look past love and spew hate. That's what hurts me, because I've never experienced so much hate ever in my life, ever."
In spite of the hatred, Mowry has stood by the man she loves.
"I love my husband so much, I love our family; I love our dynamic. I'm proud to be in the relationship that I am because it's based on love."