Whoopi Goldberg has caused some controversy after she defended Roman Polanski after he was arrested on Saturday. The filmmaker was arrested in Switzerland after he reportedly had sexual relations with a 13-year-old girl and fled the country in 1978.
Whoopi said on The View, "It was something else but I don’t believe it was rape-rape.”
She later said, "We’re a different kind of society, we see things differently. Would I want my 14 year old having sex? Not necessarily, no."
Co-host Sherri Shepherd was in huge disagreement with Whoopi saying that no matter what, it was statutory rape and that it was …read more

Whoopi Goldberg talked about the loss of her friend (and Ghost co-star), Patrick Swayze, who sadly passed away yesterday from pancreatic cancer at the age of 57.
She talked about how determined he was to try to continue to fight and live his life to the fullest right up until the last minute.  It was an emotional moment for Whoopi and I was so proud and impressed by her ability to get through the discussion because I know it must have been so hard for her.  She said that she believes in the message from the movie Ghost, that life goes …read more

It was a fun night watching the Daytime Emmy Awards last night.  Did you catch the show?  If not, here’s a quick rundown of how our shows and hosts fared.

I wasn’t surprised at all to see that the Tyra Banks Show won the “informative” talk show award since she is constantly trying to push the envelope to educate her viewers whether it’s a giant stuffed vagina or having pregnant prostitutes on the show to tell their stories.  She really has carved out a niche for herself and I’m really happy for her.

The Rachael Ray show won the “entertainment” talk show …read more

Have you seen the changes that Cookie Monster has gone through recently?  Apparently, it’s no longer a good idea to have him eating, well, cookies so he’s been noshing on healthy snacks like carrots and apples.  Whoopi Goldberg argued that it was stupid to have the Sesame Street character change his diet and doesn’t feel like he should be blamed for childhood obesity and I completely agree. 
Sherri Shepherd felt that changing Cookie Monster’s trademark eating habits was the right thing to do and she disagreed wholeheartedly with Whoopi.  What’s next?  Are they going to suggest that The Count get …read more

At last, the nominees for this year’s Daytime Emmy Awards have been announced! Of course, some of our favorite talk shows and talk show hosts have been nominated so here is a list of some of the categories and nominations.
The Ellen DeGeneres Show has by far taken the crown for the most amount of nominations this year with over six of them! Rachael Ray and Dr. Phil got a good amount as well. Who are you rooting for? I have no idea who’s going to win for Outstanding Talk Show. It’s quite a close match, so it should be …read more

It’s been revealed that Whoopi Goldberg was absent from her moderator’s seat on The View because she was afraid she might have the swine flu. Originally, Barbara Walters told the audience on Tuesday that Whoopi was simply taking the day off because she didn’t want anyone to panic.  Whoopi didn’t want to take any risks since her co-host, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, is pregnant and she didn’t want to infect her. 
The good news is that Whoopi saw a doctor, was tested and it turns out that she only has a bad cold. 
Photo credit: ABC/BOB D’AMICO

I love hockey and I’m thrilled to learn that Whoopi Goldberg loves the sport too.  She recently revealed during a break on The View that she likes both the New York Rangers and the New Jersey Devils.  It’s a big night for her, then, since both teams will be trying to stave off elimination in Game 7 (two different series, though).  
"I love the Devils and the Rangers," said Whoopi. "[Rangers center] Scott Gomez is one of my guys. He’s a really great young man."
"The players are like modern-day gladiators," said Whoopi. "They are dressed in full gear, plus …read more

Whoopi Goldberg attended the first annual Endometriosis Foundation of America Blossom Ball earlier this week.  The event was held to help raise awareness and money to fight endometriosis, a disease that affects millions of woman and adolescent girls. The Blossom Ball was held at the Prince George Ballroom in New York City and featured a cocktail reception, dinner and silent auction.  Details instructed guests to wear “cocktail attire” but I’m guessing Whoopi either missed that or chose to ignore it and, instead, went with her usual casual look.
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Yesterday on their “Hot Topics” segment, the ladies on The View started their discussion by talking about the controversial comments made by radio talk show host, Rush Limbaugh, who has actually said that he wants President Barack Obama to fail.  Was Rush out of line to make those comments?  Watch this video and decide for yourself.

Another thing that they talked about are the rumors that Rihanna has taken her boyfriend, Chris Brown, back after he allegedly assaulted her.  Specifically, they mentioned that Rihanna’s father, Ronald Fenty, has decided to stand behind any decision she makes.  I have to admit that …read more

The “Hot Topics” on The View yesterday was actually pretty great.  Sometimes I get really frustrated by it but it started with Elisabeth Hasselbeck talking about The Bachelor and she was cracking up about how ridiculous the episode the night before. 
The ladies also talked about the ridiculous Terms of Service that Facebook tried to put forth which would have given them rights to any images their users put on their profiles.  Thankfully, they’ve backed down (read more about it here).
Whoopi Goldberg also mentioned the fact that All My Children had the first same-sex marriage on daytime television.  It was …read more