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“Effective immediately, I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments. While Whoopi has apologized, I’ve asked her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments,” she said.
Here’s the full note that ABC News president Kim Godwin sent staffers tonight about @WhoopiGoldberg. She said such decisions “are never easy, but necessary.”
“Words matter and we must be cognizant of the impact our words have." pic.twitter.com/vMK5kSPAmj
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) February 2, 2022
Adding: “The entire ABC News organization stands in solidarity with our Jewish colleagues, friends, family, and communities.”
A decision that Whoopi Goldberg appeared to be unhappy with as she reportedly threatened to quit the show amid the suspension.
According to the New York Post, Goldberg opened up to someone, who told the news outlet how she’s feeling about the situation.
“She feels ABC executives mishandled this. She followed their playbook. She went on ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ and then apologized again on ‘The View’ the next day,” they said.
“She’s telling people she’s going to quit.”
“Suspension from ‘The View’ is like getting suspended from Bravo. The bar is very low,” they finished.
But, after her 2 weeks suspension, Goldberg returned to the show.
I’m so glad @WhoopiGoldberg is back! I missed her on @TheView! ❤️#BlackHistoryMonth
— yvette nicole brown (@YNB) February 14, 2022
Eliciting many comments from people around the world.
