A historic New York City bakery is booming after Whoopi Goldberg claimed he refused her orders because of her political views, a claim the owner vehemently denies.
At ABC, view Goldberg last week accused The anonymous baker refused to deliver a Charlotte Ruth dessert order for her birthday, but accepted it anyway after sending someone else to pick it up.
“Today's dessert for my birthday was one of my mom's favorites from when I was a kid. She always talked about this dessert. It's called Charlotte Ruth. Sponge cake top. A cake with whipped cream and a cherry on top. Let me tell you, Charlotte Ruth has no political leanings. The company that made these refused to make them for me,” the co-host said last week. He said on Wednesday's episode.
Cast member Sarah Hynes spat out a bite of cake, but Goldberg responded, “No,” and continued to explain.
“They said the oven was out of order, but I won't say who made it because people went to pick it up anyway,” she said.
“It's not…because I'm a woman, but maybe they didn't like my politics,” Goldberg argued. “But it's okay, because, listen, this is my mom's celebration. Grab these and celebrate with me and my mom. Thank you to everyone who celebrated my birthday today. I will.”
Although she didn't mention the name of the shop, viewers quickly learned that the dessert was made by Halterman's, Staten Island's oldest family-owned bakery.
in statement to entertainment weeklyJill Halterman confirmed that Goldberg placed the order about two weeks ago, but denied that it was rejected for her political reasons.
“They asked us, but we had a problem with the boiler,” the bakery owner said, explaining that he “didn't want to make a promise that we couldn't deliver.”
But she was able to make 50 of the Charlotte Ruth desserts featured on the show. viewShe added that none of her employees knew the political views of the people taking their orders.
“I didn't realize what was going on until someone called me from Ohio,” the bakery owner explained Thursday, “and he said, 'Oh yeah, Whoopi Goldberg and Charlotte Ruth. This happened to the cup,''' she said. , “And I had no idea what he was saying.”
Since the drama, Halterman's has been flooded with orders.
“We sincerely appreciate the outpouring of support we have received from near and far,” the store, which was founded in 1878, wrote in an Instagram post displaying shelves of sold-out items.
“We emptied the store two days in a row, and it's all because of you!” Your love and loyalty keep us going! ”
Staten Island Borough President Vito Fosella (Republican) press conference If you are not doing business with the owner:
“Someone recently went on national television and frankly denigrated this family business,” Fossella told a crowd gathered outside the bakery on Friday. “We are here to advocate for the best families and businesses, not just on Staten Island, but in this country.”
“Frankly, the people who slandered the Holterman family should apologize for making something up to suit their own convenience. Not everyone wakes up every day and thinks about politics.”
Jill Halterman then took to the stage and said she was “completely overwhelmed by the support.”
“I know how hard my family has worked to keep this business afloat. I wish my father would have been here today to see this, but he would never have believed it,” she said. He said with emotion.
New York State Representative Mike Tanoussis (R) also said at a press conference: [Democrats] Lost”:
“That's why you lost. That kind of attitude, that elitist mentality, is exactly what the American people vehemently rejected on Tuesday,” he told the audience. “Therefore I say to the people on the ground.” viewkeep doing what you're doing. You're doing great things by us, you're doing great things by Staten Island, and you're doing great things by the Holterman family. ”
Ying Tan, a former Republican candidate for New York City Council, was among those in the long line Saturday and posted, “I have never felt the negativity and discrimination that Whoopi described.”
“Secondly, the food tastes amazing! Especially the crumb cake and donuts. I went there today and there was a long line outside,” she said, with a photo of the line spilling out into the parking lot. she wrote to X.
Goldberg responded Friday to the backlash she received for her Instagram video, saying that Holterman's initially “inexplicably placed orders when other people called me without using my phone number.” He doubled down on his initial statement that he would not be able to fulfill orders until he was able to do so, which he thought was “a little strange.” name:
Jonathan Turley, a lawyer and legal scholar, said a defamation lawsuit against Goldberg could be “a piece of cake.”
“Some say the fact that Ms. Goldberg did not mention Holterman's Bakery by name means she cannot be sued. That is incorrect,” he said. I wrote “The identity of the baker was quickly speculated and widely reported,” he said on Fox News on Sunday.
