Cleveland TV anchor Kristi Capel has been temporarily taken off the air in the wake of using a racial slur during a live broadcast on Monday.

Cleveland.com reported that Capel did not appear on the Fox 8 morning show on Wednesday, and would not appear on Thursday or Friday of this week either. She will return to the broadcast on Monday, March 2.

While praising Lady Gaga's performance of a "Sound of Music" medley at the 2015 Oscars on Sunday, Capel said during the Monday broadcast, "It's hard to really hear her voice with all the jigaboo music... She has a gorgeous voice."

The term "jigaboo" is a derogatory term for African Americans. Capel was giving the live report alongside her co-anchor Wayne Dawson, who is black.

Viewers took to social media to call her out on what she had said, prompting several online apologies from Capel.

I deeply regret my insensitive comment. I didn't know the meaning and would never intentionally use hurtful language. I sincerely apologize — Kristi Capel (@Kristi_Capel) February 23, 2015

She later apologized to viewers during Tuesday morning's newscast, saying:

"I just want to take a moment to address a comment that I made yesterday that got a lot of attention. It's important for me to let you know that I deeply regret my insensitive comment. And I truly did not know the meaning of the word and would never intentionally use such hurtful language."

Channel 8 explained what Capel went through Tuesday after the on-air apology in a statement to Cleveland.com:

"Kristi regrets her actions and realizes the impact of her mistake and the hurt she has caused. On Tuesday afternoon, Kristi met with a group of African-American clergy from Northeast Ohio to begin the process of reflecting on the gravity of this incident. In her on-air apology, Kristi vowed to learn from this experience and has begun that process with help from clergy, friends, family and co-workers."

Dawson, who reacted with little more than a raised eyebrow during the awkward on-air moment, expressed his support for Capel during the Tuesday morning newscast as well:

"I've been working with you for three years, so I think I know your heart. And I know you didn't mean it...So my thing is that you learn from it, you move on. It's time to forgive and move on. My prayer is that our viewers forgive and move on because she's a good girl. She really, really is."

Station officials would not clarify whether Capel was being suspended, or if it was paid or unpaid.

