An unnamed source told the New York Post that Whoopi Goldberg’s days on the show may be numbered. Reportedly, Goldberg is “livid” and “humiliated” that she was suspended even after apologizing more than once. “She feels ABC executives mishandled this,” says the source. “She followed their playbook. She went on ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ and then apologized again on ‘The View’ the next day.”
The source says that Goldberg was heard telling “The View” staff that this is it for her. “Her ego has been hurt and she’s telling people she’s going to quit,” says the insider. “Suspension from ‘The View’ is like getting suspended from Bravo. The bar is very low.” Still, they add, it’s likely that the actress will change her mind once the suspension period is up.
Goldberg has gotten support from people as diverse as frequent guest host Ana Navarro, who said in an interview, “This was an incredibly unfortunate incident. Whoopi is a lifelong ally to the Jewish community. She is not an anti-Semite, period” (via New York Post). Co-hosts Joy Behar and Sunny Hostin are also said to be “furious” at their friend’s punishment. Surprisingly, even Sean Hannity – who, as a Fox News anchor, doesn’t always see eye-to-eye with Goldberg — has said that her apology seemed “sincere,” and that suspension “is better than being canceled” (via Yahoo!).
At this writing, Goldberg has not announced any decision regarding her future on the show.
