Whoopi Goldberg was fired for using an offensive term on Wednesday’s episode of “The View.”
The word, derived from the obsolete and derogatory term for the Romani — or Roma — people, is a common synonym for cheated or tricked. The actor had used the words during a conversation about former US President Donald Trump and porn actress Stormy Daniels.
Whoopi Goldberg Backs Down About Using Racist Slur, Blames Her Experience On Mistake
If there’s one thing Goldberg has been known for lately, it’s his understated comments about certain topics. Just last year, the actress received a two-week suspension from “The View” following criticism she received about the Holocaust.
Now, he has been called out for using a racist term associated with Romani people while talking about Trump’s political base during the 2020 election. During the conversation, the 67-year-old stated, “people who still believe that he has practiced *** somehow in the election will continue to believe that he cares enough about his wife to pay money from his personal affairs.”
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As soon as the “Made in America” actor realized his mistake, he apologized, explaining where the mistake came from. In a video uploaded to the daytime talk show’s Twitter account, he stated:
“You know, when you’re a certain age, you use words that you know when you’re a kid, or you remember saying, and that’s what I did today, and I shouldn’t have done that.”
Goldberg admit that he should have “thought it a little longer” before using it, “but I didn’t, and I should have said ‘deceived,’ and I used another word, and I’m really sorry.”
Fans were quick to show their support for the legendary screen goddess, with one tweeting, “Well I learned something today! Thank you for this instructive moment. I will not say this in the future!”
The second fan pointed out how difficult it is to be on television these days because of how quickly celebrities are “cancelled” for making mistakes. A third Twitter user responded, “Always respect you Whoopi. I don’t understand the issue here. Really like that you admitted and apologized!!!”
A fourth guessed that “a lot of people don’t know the origin of the word until they have to Google why Whoopi apologized for it.” Meanwhile, one critic believes that Goldberg will soon apologize for another act of racism in the future, reminiscent of the Holocaust in January 2022.
As The Blast reported at the time, although the “Eddie” star had expressed regret for stating that the Holocaust was not a racial issue, he had previously doubled down on his stance.
A message from Whoopi Goldberg regarding today’s episode #TheView. pic.twitter.com/PIvwYRWMsy
— The View (@TheView) March 15, 2023
According to the article, he was attacked as recently as December 2022 after claiming he was confused about the reason for his previous statement. In the words of queen EGOT:
“My good friend said, ‘It’s not for nothing that there is no box on the census for Jews.’ So that leads me to believe that we might not be one race.”
Grammy Award Winner Hurt By Co-Host Who Seemed To Stare At Him
Earlier last month, The Blast reported that the Whoopi & Maya co-founder reacted to the news that her former co-host Joy Behar was happy to be fired from “The View” in 2013. At the time, Behar had told an interviewer that she was “glad to be fired” because she “disgusted with the show at that point for some reason” that he doesn’t “remember”.
However, the comedian’s desire to stay away from the show was short-lived as he returned in 2015, signing a contract to keep him in the hot seat until 2025, last year. The 80-year-old reiterated his earlier excitement during a conversation at the Hot Topic table, where he claimed that having friends where he works is important to him.
Elaborating further, he mentioned, “if I didn’t have friends at work, I wouldn’t keep the job.” The “Hall Pass” actor then voiced his response to people who wanted to know how he felt about being fired:
“I’m happy because all my friends are gone. So, no reason to stay any longer. I mean it.”
The statement seemed to offend Goldberg — a regular on “The View” at the time — and he asked, “Really? All your friends left?” Behar explained that the “Sister Act” host had just joined, so it wasn’t the same. Later, Goldberg revealed that they had been “friends for a long time” and she was “teasing” her co-host.
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