{"id":2120932,"date":"2025-10-28T17:39:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T17:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2120932"},"modified":"2025-10-28T17:39:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T17:39:07","slug":"niecy-nash-called-out-whoopi-goldberg-for-messing-up-movie-scene-on-set-almost-got-fired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/niecy-nash-called-out-whoopi-goldberg-for-messing-up-movie-scene-on-set-almost-got-fired\/","title":{"rendered":"Niecy Nash called out Whoopi Goldberg for &#8216;messing up&#8217; movie scene on set: &#8216;Almost got fired&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Niecy Nash says she once called out Whoopi Goldberg on a movie set.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nash said Goldberg was &#8220;messing up&#8221; the scene by laughing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She &#8220;almost got fired&#8221; from Boys on the Side for calling Goldberg out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/niecy-nash\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Niecy Nash;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Niecy Nash<\/a> was almost in danger, girl, after she boldly called out <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/whoopi-goldberg\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Whoopi Goldberg;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Whoopi Goldberg<\/a> while filming her first movie role in the 1995 film <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/drew-barrymore-matthew-mcconaughey-worst-decade-of-life-11823089\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Boys on the Side;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Boys on the Side<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The All&#8217;s Fair star, who stopped by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-view\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The View;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The View<\/a> Tuesday to promote the upcoming Hulu drama, told the cohosts in an interview that she nearly lost her debut film gig due to talk show moderator Goldberg&#8217;s behavior in their scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nash and Goldberg reflected on making the movie \u2014 which follows a group of women on a cross-country road trip \u2014 with director Herbert Ross, from whom Nash took the reins during a comical exchange in her lone scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I played &#8216;Woman in the Diner.&#8217; My scene was with this beautiful woman right here,&#8221; Nash said of Goldberg. &#8220;I almost got fired because she kept laughing and messing up the scene. And I yelled, &#8216;Cut!&#8217; You&#8217;re not supposed to do that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"ABC Whoopi Goldberg, Teyana Taylor, Kim Kardashian, Niecy Nash-Betts, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Farah Griffin on 'The View'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"539\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ppxq1qz5BPU4lnaXHfWU2g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUzOTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/da5b30d3c60348983862f619d7102bae\"\/><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\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>ABC<\/p>\n<p> Whoopi Goldberg, Teyana Taylor, Kim Kardashian, Niecy Nash-Betts, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Farah Griffin on &#8216;The View&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Nash continued, &#8220;I yelled cut and I said, &#8216;Hey, she&#8217;s messing up the scene!&#8217; And Whoopi said, &#8216;No you didn&#8217;t!'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The audience laughed as Nash recounted the day, adding that she told Goldberg, &#8220;Girl, they&#8217;re not going to fire you!&#8221; before she suggested an alteration to a line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I needed them to know I didn&#8217;t do it. Hey, she&#8217;s messing it up! But I have loved you ever since,&#8221; Nash said. Goldberg added, &#8220;But tell them why, because it was a line that no human being would say.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Elaborating, Nash said that Ross asked her what the problem with the line was, and Nash replied by telling him that &#8220;people don&#8217;t talk like that&#8221; in the real world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He said, &#8216;Well, what would you like to say?&#8217; And I said, &#8216;Girl, is that your friend in the bathroom? You better get in there because she&#8217;s throwing up!&#8217; And Whoopi said, &#8216;You go, girl!'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When the cohosts inquired about the original line, both Goldberg and Nash couldn&#8217;t remember, but Nash said that &#8220;it was terrible, whatever the first line was.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Warner Bros.\/Courtesy Everett\u00a0 Drew Barrymore, Whoopi Goldberg, Matthew McConaughey in 'Boys on the Side'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/0PEMAjAKpVGoyvvC2BH7cQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/225943c4a18636c92005f75ca5ea1e47\"\/><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\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Warner Bros.\/Courtesy Everett <\/p>\n<p> Drew Barrymore, Whoopi Goldberg, Matthew McConaughey in &#8216;Boys on the Side&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Goldberg finished by noting that &#8220;it made no sense, and she fixed it&#8221; for the final cut, and the scene was all the better for it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Boys on the Side \u2014 also starring Mary-Louise Parker, Drew Barrymore, and Matthew McConaughey \u2014 was released in February 1995, and grossed nearly $48 million at the box office on a reported $21 million budget. It received positive reviews from critics, and helped launch the career of Nash, who would go on to front Reno 911!, Claws, and the aforementioned All&#8217;s Fair alongside Kim Kardashian, Glenn Close, Naomi Watts, and Teyana Taylor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The View\u00a0airs weekdays on ABC. All&#8217;s Fair debuts Nov. 4 on Hulu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/niecy-nash-called-out-whoopi-goldberg-boys-on-the-side-11838411\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/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 nz.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Niecy Nash says she once called out Whoopi Goldberg on a movie set. Nash said Goldberg was &#8220;messing up&#8221; the scene by laughing. She &#8220;almost got fired&#8221; from Boys on the Side for calling Goldberg out. 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