Whoopi Goldberg, the outspoken and well-paid co-host of the left-wing talk show “The View,” said on air last week, “I'm grateful for what people are going through. “I am grateful,” he said, leading to accusations that he was deeply out of touch with the struggles of everyday Americans. I also work for a living. ”
Goldberg — extends contract with “The View” in 2016 reportedly The amounts ranged from $5 million to $6 million. “If I had all the money in the world, I wouldn't be here, right? So I'm a working person, right?…I know it's hard out there,” he added. ”
“Not everyone wakes up every day and thinks about politics. Good businessmen don't care about anyone's politics.”
In the end, the controversy seems trivial compared to what Goldberg stirred up on his show last week.
Goldberg celebrated his 69th birthday Wednesday on “The View” by sharing a tray of Charlotte Ruth sponge cakes, saying, “The place that made these refused to make them for me.” he added. Associated Press reported. “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 also said, “Not because I'm a woman, but maybe they didn't like my politics,” the Associated Press reported.
Mr. Goldberg is a well-known, unabashed leftist. During the premiere of “The View” following President-elect Donald Trump's victory over Democrat Kamala Harris earlier this month, Goldberg sat at the show's table with his co-hosts, including Some people wore black clothes, as if they were attending a funeral, even though Trump acknowledged that he was “now president.” declared: “I won't say his name yet.”
Jill Halterman, owner of Halterman's Bakery, a 145-year-old dessert shop in Staten Island, New York, confirmed that Goldberg spoke about her shop on “The View.” Associated Press reported. But Holterman said Goldberg's order was not fulfilled because of equipment issues, not political reasons, the newspaper reported.
goldberg In a follow-up video on Instagram “It seems a little strange that when I called a few weeks before my birthday, I was told that they could not process my birthday order due to equipment failure, but somehow they were able to accept… “I did,” he doubled down. Someone else called without using my name and ordered another 48 of the same dessert. ”
of new york timesreported that the bakery accepted the same order “several days later” without mentioning it was for Goldberg, citing people familiar with the orders for both pastries.
But Republican Staten Island Borough President Vito Fosella did not mention Mr. Goldberg's name at a press conference Friday, but instead called the bakery “slanderous” for “creating products tailored to the needs of our customers.” and defamed him,'' the Associated Press reported.
“Not everyone wakes up every day and thinks about politics,” he added, according to the paper. “A good businessman doesn't care about anyone's politics.”
According to the Associated Press, Fossella said the bakery's decades-old boiler broke down and needed to be replaced, and that the bakery didn't want to take on a large number of orders it couldn't handle. '' he added, the Associated Press reported. I'm sorry, but I'll leave this for later. ”
“Goldberg and ABC would be wise to issue an on-air apology to the baker on Monday.”
Halterman said at the same press conference that the bakery has been flooded with orders since the scandal became public and thanked him for the support, the paper reported.
“I know how hard my family has worked to keep this business afloat,” she said, according to the Associated Press. “I wish my father would have been here today to see this.”
Watch the short video report here About the controversy.
Goldberg's representatives did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment on Saturday, the newspaper said.
Jonathan Turley, the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University, wrote on Sunday: fox news editorial He said a defamation suit against Mr. Goldberg could be “easy.”
“Some people have said that the fact that Ms. Goldberg did not mention Holterman's Bakery by name means that she will not be sued, but that is incorrect,” Turley said, before adding, “The defamatory context… “Failure to name the parties involved is not a defense to defamation.” ”
Turley also said that Goldberg's use of the word “probably” before pointing out that “they didn't like my politics” did not reduce her statement to “just an opinion.” said. This is a common misconception. Often people say “in my opinion” and then follow up with a defamatory statement, which is not treated as an opinion if it is stated as fact. ”
“Goldberg and ABC would be wise to issue an on-air apology to the baker on Monday,” Turley also wrote.
There were no reported indications that an apology was made in Monday's episode.
Here is a video of the Staten Island press conference defending the bakery.
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