Whoopi Goldberg pretends to nap during ‘The View’ in protest over ‘Wicked’ meme debate

Whoopi Goldberg pretends to nap during ‘The View’ in protest over ‘Wicked’ meme debate

Whoopi Goldberg was hoping for one short day when it came to “Wicked” talk. On Tuesday’s episode of “The View,” the 69-year-old pretended to sleep as the group discussed a “Wicked” meme involving stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. Goldberg placed her chin firmly into her palm after introducing the viral interview moment during the Hot Topics segment. Whoopi Goldberg … Read more

Whoopi Goldberg forces ‘The View’ to commercial break after co-hosts get in ‘messy’ on-air fight

Whoopi Goldberg forces ‘The View’ to commercial break after co-hosts get in ‘messy’ on-air fight

Whoopi Goldberg cut off “The View” co-hosts Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farrah Griffin during a heated debate about school vouchers on Wednesday’s episode of the daytime talk show. Goldberg, 69, got fed up, sending the show to a commercial break after Hostin, 56,  and Griffin, 35, talked over one another.  The tense exchange began while … Read more

Whoopi Goldberg claims NYC bakery ‘refused’ to make her a birthday dessert because of her ‘politics’

Whoopi Goldberg claims NYC bakery ‘refused’ to make her a birthday dessert because of her ‘politics’

A sweet moment, soured. Whoopi Goldberg has claimed that an NYC bakery refused to serve her because of her political beliefs — and the 145-year-old eatery has now fired back. On Wednesday’s episode of “The View,” Goldberg and her co-hosts Sunny Hostin, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Joy Behar and Sara Haines, took a moment to celebrate … Read more

Whoopi Goldberg reveals on 69th birthday that she likes ‘to be eaten from time to time’

Whoopi Goldberg reveals on 69th birthday that she likes ‘to be eaten from time to time’

Now, that is a whooping confession! Whoopi Goldberg, 69, shared during her birthday episode of “The View” Wednesday that she enjoys experiencing a specific type of oral pleasure. While standing in front of a giant wheel of cheese with her face engraved on it, the “Sister Act” star went through a list of her favorite products … Read more

Whoopi Goldberg admits she’d leave ‘The View’ if she had more money: ‘I work for a living’

Whoopi Goldberg admits she’d leave ‘The View’ if she had more money: ‘I work for a living’

Whoopi Goldberg has a confession. The 68-year-old revealed on Tuesday’s episode of “The View” that she relates to the struggles of the working class. “I appreciate that people are having a hard time. Me too. I work for a living,” Goldberg said following a Hot Topic segment surrounding Donald Trump’s second-term presidency. Whoopi Goldberg on “The … Read more

Whoopi Goldberg pays tribute to her late ‘Sister Act’ co-star Maggie Smith after her death at 89

Whoopi Goldberg pays tribute to her late ‘Sister Act’ co-star Maggie Smith after her death at 89

Whoopi Goldberg is honoring her late “Sister Act” co-star Maggie Smith after her death Friday at the age of 89.       “Maggie Smith was a great woman and a brilliant actress. I still can’t believe I was lucky enough to work with the ‘one-of-a-kind,’” the 68-year-old wrote on Instagram. “My heartfelt condolences go out to the family…RIP.” … Read more

Whoopi Goldberg rips Chiefs fans angry at Taylor Swift for Travis Kelce’s struggles: ‘Shut up!’

Whoopi Goldberg rips Chiefs fans angry at Taylor Swift for Travis Kelce’s struggles: ‘Shut up!’

Travis Kelce has gotten off to a slow 2024 start, and if any Chiefs fans want to blame his pop star girlfriend, they’ll be hearing from Whoopi Goldberg. “The View” panelist spoke on Tuesday’s show about the Chiefs and Kelce, and for any fans that were mad that Taylor Swift may have had anything to … Read more

Whoopi Goldberg defends Janet Jackson for saying Kamala Harris is ‘not black’

Whoopi Goldberg defends Janet Jackson for saying Kamala Harris is ‘not black’

“The View” got nasty. During Monday’s episode of “The View,” co-host Whoopi Goldberg defended Janet Jackson’s false comments about Vice President Kamala Karris.   In an interview with The Guardian published on Saturday, Jackson, 58, falsely said about Vice President Harris, “She’s not Black. That’s what I heard. That she’s Indian. [Harris’] father’s white. That’s what … Read more

Whoopi Goldberg rips her own network ABC for putting convicted con artist Anna Delvey on ‘DWTS’

Whoopi Goldberg rips her own network ABC for putting convicted con artist Anna Delvey on ‘DWTS’

“The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg unleashed on her own network, ABC, for putting convicted felon and con artist Anna “Delvey” Sorokin on “Dancing With The Stars,” who will be performing this season in an ankle bracelet. “I think back to the families who have had family members arrested by ICE who have gone to the … Read more

‘Annie’ starring Whoopi Goldberg is coming to NYC. Get tickets today

‘Annie’ starring Whoopi Goldberg is coming to NYC. Get tickets today

Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. There’s a new Miss Hannigan in town. Starting Dec. 4, “Annie” starring EGOT winner Whoopi Goldberg as the aforementioned orphanage matron will run at New York City’s The … Read more

Whoopi Goldberg blew her mother’s ashes into water at Disneyland’s It’s a Small World ride

Whoopi Goldberg blew her mother’s ashes into water at Disneyland’s It’s a Small World ride

Families on trips to Disneyland may have unwittingly found themselves floating through the ashes of Whoopi Goldberg’s mother on the classic It’s a Small World ride. Goldberg disclosed that she and her late brother, Clyde, spread her mother’s ashes inside the beloved Disney attraction shortly after she died in 2010. “No one should do this. … Read more

Whoopi Goldberg, Jimmy Fallon and more comedians meet Pope Francis at ‘the butt crack of dawn’

Whoopi Goldberg, Jimmy Fallon and more comedians meet Pope Francis at ‘the butt crack of dawn’

“So the Pope walks into a bar …” Pope Francis welcomed a star-studded group of comedians to the Sistine Chapel at The Vatican on Friday — and they only had to wake up at “the butt crack of dawn” to meet him. “So, we’re on our way over to see the Pope,” Whoopi Goldberg, 68, said … Read more

Whoopi Goldberg defends Harrison Butker after controversial graduation speech: ‘I’m standing up for him’

Whoopi Goldberg defends Harrison Butker after controversial graduation speech: ‘I’m standing up for him’

Big whoop. Whoopi Goldberg is weighing in on the controversy around Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, after his widely condemned commencement speech. “I like when people say what they need to say. He’s at a Catholic college, he’s a staunch Catholic. These are his beliefs and he’s welcome to them,” Goldberg said on Thursday’s … Read more

Whoopi Goldberg and ‘The View’ address Kelly Clarkson’s weight loss backlash: ‘Nobody wants to be fat’

Whoopi Goldberg and ‘The View’ address Kelly Clarkson’s weight loss backlash: ‘Nobody wants to be fat’

Even the ladies of “The View” agree that Kelly Clarkson needs to be protected at all costs. The co-hosts of the ABC talk show defended the “American Idol” Season 1 winner after she received backlash for telling Whoopi Goldberg on her show that she’s taking a weight loss drug. Goldberg, 68, said on Wednesday’s episode … Read more

Whoopi Goldberg ‘offered’ the pope a role in ‘Sister Act 3’: He’s ‘a fan’

Whoopi Goldberg ‘offered’ the pope a role in ‘Sister Act 3’: He’s ‘a fan’

The “Sister Act 3” cast wouldn’t be complete without the Holy Father himself. Whoopi Goldberg revealed that she offered Pope Francis a role in the upcoming Disney+ film when they met in October 2023. The Oscar winner, 68, made this holy revelation when she appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Wednesday. Whoopi Goldberg … Read more

How Whoopi Goldberg survived double doses of grief

How Whoopi Goldberg survived double doses of grief

Whoopi Goldberg grew up poor in the New York projects of Chelsea with her mother, Emma Johnson, and big brother, Clyde. But as the Oscar winner writes in her memoir, “Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me,” she never considered their circumstances as reduced. Her mother, who worked as a nurse, managed to … Read more

Whoopi Goldberg scolds ‘The View’ audience member for recording: ‘Stop’

Whoopi Goldberg scolds ‘The View’ audience member for recording: ‘Stop’

Nothing gets past Whoopi Goldberg. The 68-year-old moderator of “The View” briefly stopped the show Tuesday when a male audience member was recording the program. During a panel discussion about Donald Trump’s new bond, which was lowered to $175 million by an appeals court, the “Sister Act” star rose from her seat and walked across the set … Read more

Whoopi Goldberg moves Sheryl Lee Ralph to tears after ‘Sister Act 3’ invitation

Whoopi Goldberg moves Sheryl Lee Ralph to tears after ‘Sister Act 3’ invitation

Whoopi Goldberg nearly moved Sheryl Lee Ralph to tears Wednesday on “The View” by officially asking her to reprise her role in the upcoming “Sister Act 3.” After reminiscing about working together on 1993’s “Sister Act 2” Goldberg, 68, told the “Abbott Elementary” star that the daytime talk show is planning to celebrate the 30th anniversary … Read more

Whoopi Goldberg slams ‘Barbie’ 2024 Oscars snub frenzy: ‘Not everyone gets a prize!’

Whoopi Goldberg slams ‘Barbie’ 2024 Oscars snub frenzy: ‘Not everyone gets a prize!’

Whoopi Goldberg has a totally different view on the “Barbie” Oscar snubs. The EGOT winner slammed those who claimed “Barbie” had been snubbed by the 2024 Academy Awards during Wednesday’s episode of “The View.” ” ‘Barbie’ grossed over $1 billion. Hello, studios, maybe hire more female directors if you want to produce blockbusters,” co-host Alyssa Farah … Read more

‘View’ co-host Whoopi Goldberg says Trump would round up and ‘disappear’ journalists, gay people

‘View’ co-host Whoopi Goldberg says Trump would round up and ‘disappear’ journalists, gay people

“The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg on Tuesday warned her fellow co-hosts and the audience that failing to vote for President Biden would essentially be a vote for former President Donald Trump rounding up journalists and gay people. She described Trump’s views as “I’m going to take all the journalists, I’m going to take all the gay folks, … Read more