Whoopi Goldberg Clarifies Seeming Double-Down on Controversial Holocaust Stance: 'I'm Still Learning a Lot'

The longtime co-host ofThe View, 67, toldThe Sunday Timesthis weekend that she doesn’t understand why her Januaryremarks that the Holocaust was not “about race"caused such an uproar, even insisting that Jewish people are also split over whether they’re considered a race or a religion. “My best friend said, ‘Not for nothing is there no box on the census for the Jewish race. So that leads me to believe that we’re probably not a race,'” she said.

Whoopi Goldberg Defends Oscars After Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig Fail to Score Nominations: 'They're Not Snubs'

Whoopi Goldberg in New York City on Oct. 17,2023; Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie in Sydney on June 30, 2023.Photo:Dia Dipasupil/Getty, Don Arnold/WireImage Dia Dipasupil/Getty, Don Arnold/WireImage Whoopi Goldbergis giving her two cents aboutBarbiestarMargot Robbieand directorGreta Gerwigbeing left out of theOscars2024’s Best Actress and Best Director nominations. The EGOT winner, who previously won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1990’sGhost, said on Wednesday’s episode ofThe View, “Here’s the deal: Everybody doesn’t win!

Whoopi Goldberg Fires Back at Trump After He Calls Her Comedy 'Dirty': 'I Never Grabbed Anybody by Their Genitalia'

Whoopi Goldberg and Donald Trump.Photo:ABC; Emily Elconin/Getty ABC; Emily Elconin/Getty Former PresidentDonald Trumphad a lot to say aboutThe Viewat two of his Pennsylvania rallies on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and to no surprise, the co-hosts of the ABC daytime series didn’t bite their tongues when responding. Both scenes showed Trump discussingThe View’s Oct. 8 sit-down with his Democratic opponent, Vice PresidentKamala Harris. But rather thanchallenging the points Harris made on the show, Trump brought his attacks to the show’s panel of personalities, calling them “really dumb people.

Whoopi Goldberg Makes NSFW Declaration onThe View, Prompting Sara Haines to Jokingly Walk Off Set

Sara Haines (left) and Whoopi Goldberg.Photo:The View/Youtube The View/Youtube Whoopi Goldbergsaid what she said! “I always wanted my face on cheese," co-hostSara Hainessaid. “I like to be eaten from time to time,” Goldberg quipped, leading Haines to slowly turn around and playfully walk off stage at the NSFW joke. The studio audience laughed and applauded as Haines stepped back into frame laughing and wrapping her arms around Goldberg. “Never mind,” Goldberg declared, playfully putting on a confused face.

Whoopi Goldberg Says Her Character Is 'Much More of an Adult Now' in 'Sister Act 3' : 'It Feels Right'

Sister Act(1992).Photo: Suzanne Hanover/Touchstone/Kobal/ShutterstockThirty years after the firstSister Actfilm premiered,Whoopi Goldbergis sharing her excitement about reprising her role as Deloris Van Cartier, aka Sister Mary Clarence.Inan interview withEntertainment Tonight, the 66-year-old actress didn’t reveal muchabout the upcoming sequelbut she did confirm she has been fighting for it to be made. “I’ve been trying to do this for six years,” she said. “I was told no one was interested in this. It takes a minute for people to realize they should take their foot out of their mouth.