By Blessing Udeobasi
Hollywood actress Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from ‘The View’ show on ABC following her controversial Holocaust comments on Monday’s episode of the daytime talk show.
The thespian and TV personality had said on the show that the Nazi genocide of the Jews was “not about race”. Although she apologised for her comment, she reportedly caused further offence while attempting to explain her remarks on a late-night show.
“Yesterday on the show I misspoke.
“[The Holocaust] is indeed about race, because Hitler and the Nazis considered the Jews to be an inferior race.
“Now, words matter, and mine are no exception. I regret my comments and I stand corrected. I also stand with the Jewish people.” Goldberg said in her third apology on Tuesday.
The ABC News president Kim Godwin in a statement said Goldberg would be off-air for two weeks for her “wrong and hurtful comments”.
“Effective immediately, I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments.
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“While Whoopi has apologized, I’ve asked her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments.
“The entire ABC News organization stands in solidarity with our Jewish colleagues, friends, family and communities.”
“These decisions are never easy, but necessary,” she added in the memo, reported the Hollywood Reporter.
“Just last week I noted that the culture at ABC News is one that is driven, kind, inclusive, respectful, and transparent. Whoopi’s comments do not align with those values.” The statement read.
Her suspension from the talk show reportedly came as some ABC insiders insisted that her apology wasn’t enough and demanded she be fired.
