{"id":2041462,"date":"2025-09-22T17:11:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T17:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2041462"},"modified":"2025-09-22T17:11:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T17:11:31","slug":"abc-executives-fed-up-with-whoopi-goldberg-following-her-latest-tone-deaf-comments-on-the-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/abc-executives-fed-up-with-whoopi-goldberg-following-her-latest-tone-deaf-comments-on-the-view\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC Executives Fed Up With Whoopi Goldberg Following Her Latest \u2018Tone-Deaf\u2019 Comments on \u2018The View\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Whoopi Goldberg<\/strong> griped that she\u2019s too poor to retire \u2014 despite sitting on a reported $20 million nest egg \u2014 and insiders say ABC executives are so fed up with <em>The View<\/em> host\u2019s repeated on-and off-air gaffes that they may be close to pulling the plug on her 18-year reign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While ratings remain high at the all-gal talk show, sources say network executives were stung by the thrice-divorced Whoopi revealing to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UwPt8W6H9k0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Tonight;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Entertainment Tonight<\/em><\/a>, \u201cIf you don\u2019t marry well, you gotta keep working.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The comment comes months after a similarly shocking statement. Whoopi, who is said to earn $8 million annually as one of the highest-paid women on TV, shared on-air in November 2024: \u201cI appreciate that people are having a hard time.\u201d Then Whoopi said, \u201cMe, too \u2014 I work for a living! If I had all the money in the world, I would not be here, OK? So, I\u2019m a working person, you know?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An ABC insider says of the 69-year-old\u2019s latest blunder, \u201cIt\u2019s tone-deaf. Everyday people are struggling, and Whoopi\u2019s crying poor on daytime TV. It makes her look completely out of touch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, Whoopi\u2019s latest remarks are just the tip of the iceberg.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">ABC<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As the <em>National Enquirer<\/em> reported, Whoopi was suspended from <em>The View<\/em> for two weeks in February 2022 after claiming the Holocaust \u2014 in which Nazis killed more than 6 million Jews \u2014 was \u201cnot about race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In June 2025, the Oscar-winning <em>Ghost<\/em> actress also faced backlash after apparently likening life for Black Americans to that of Iran\u2019s citizens living under the nation\u2019s brutal dictatorship, according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vwCaOTHb9Tc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:CBN News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>CBN News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;MEGA&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1173\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/BT4Gcwa2ReG8Qh.3hsicnA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTExNzM7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/national_enquirer_328\/ae45dfd0f3f7787acc243420b27919f5\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And at other points over <em>The View<\/em>\u2019s run, Whoopi defended <strong>Bill Cosby<\/strong>, who denied the sexual assault allegations of 60-plus women. She insisted any accused are \u201cinnocent until proven guilty\u201d before pulling back her support of the comic, according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/general-news\/raven-symone-weighs-bill-cosby-807084\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Hollywood Reporter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She also once suggested that Chinatown director <strong>Roman Polanski<\/strong>\u2019s 1977 sexual crime against a 13-year-old girl \u2014 for which he pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor \u2014 wasn\u2019t \u201crape-rape,\u201d per the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/now.org\/blog\/shame-on-polanski-apologists-but-thanks-for-demonstrating-how-far-we-still-have-to-go\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:National Organization for Women;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">National Organization for Women<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\" &lt;span class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;GOL\/Capital Pictures \/ MEGA&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"871\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/PfpYJF0zFtk97yp15kJT.A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTg3MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/national_enquirer_328\/c3c4260284522e55039c2be4ae2f1824\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">GOL\/Capital Pictures \/ MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Now, sources say network bosses are \u201clooking hard at a refresh \u2014 maybe even a total overhaul\u201d of <em>The View<\/em>\u2019s panel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cExecutives are tired of cleaning up her messes,\u201d an insider says. \u201cPatience is running out.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whoopi Goldberg griped that she\u2019s too poor to retire \u2014 despite sitting on a reported $20 million nest egg \u2014 and insiders say ABC executives are so fed up with The View host\u2019s repeated on-and off-air gaffes that they may be close to pulling the plug on her 18-year reign. While ratings remain high at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2041463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[374816,374817,377922,377921,34015,357928],"class_list":["post-2041462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-abc-executives","tag-abc-insider","tag-network-executives","tag-pulling-the-plug","tag-the-view","tag-whoopi-goldberg"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ABC-Executives-Fed-Up-With-Whoopi-Goldberg-Following-Her-Latest.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2041462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2041462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2041462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2041463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2041462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2041462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2041462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}