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Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from her role as presenter of US talk show The View for two weeks following her “wrong and hurtful comments” about the Holocaust.

J. Kim Murphy Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from “The View” for two weeks after facing wide criticism for her remarks that the Holocaust was “not about race.”Goldberg’s suspension was announced in a statement released by ABC News public relations on Tuesday night.“Effective immediately, I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments,” reads a statement attributed to Kim Godwin, president at ABC News.

Following her comments on the Holocaust, Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from The View for two weeks.

Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from “The View” following some controversial comments she made about the Holocaust during Monday’s edition of the daytime talk show.

Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended for two week from ET confirms that the 66-year-old co-host will not appear on the daytime talk show after comments she made on Monday's episode of about the Holocaust.«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,» Kim Godwin, President, ABC News, said in a statement to ET.

Whoopi Goldberg, 66, has been suspended from The View for two weeks due to her controversial statements about the Holocaust. The co-host and moderator had faced major backlash after she had said that the Holocaust was “not about race,” during a discussion about schools banning Art Spiegelman’s Maus. Despite her multiple apologies, ABC opted to suspend the co-host.

Whoopi Goldberg is being suspended from The View.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorABC News is planning a wide array of special coverage in February devoted to Black History Month, including two primetime specials and bespoke segments across the news division’s various programs.“While we remain dedicated to telling the impactful and important stories around the Black community all year long, ABC News will provide special coverage throughout February to salute Black excellence,” said Kim Godwin, president of ABC News, in a prepared statement. “We will celebrate and honor Black culture across all programs and platforms, taking an in-depth look at issues past and present while spotlighting those who have overcome significant obstacles and paved the way for a better future.”The ABC News series “Soul of a Nation” will present “Screen Queens Rising” on Thursday, February 3 at 8 p.m..

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorEman Varoqua was named executive producer of “Nightline,” the latest in a series of moves by ABC News President Kim Godwin to fill some of the top positions in the news division.Varoqua has been with ABC News since 2018, most recently working as senior broadcast producer for the late-night news show that launched with Ted Koppel in 1980, with roots in ABC’s coverage of the Iran hostage crisis.

Daytime talk show Tamron Hall has been renewed for two seasons, through 2024, by the ABC Owned Television Stations Group.

Alison Rudnick is joining ABC News in New York as vice president of corporate communications.

left at the beginning of 2020. Carter, who also came over from “The View,” was brought in to replace him, but lasted less than two years at the helm.

Good Morning America Weekend executive producer Quiana Burns will be joining Tamron Hall as interim executive producer of the syndicated daytime talk show, which recently launched its third season. She is replacing Candi Carter who stepped down last week.

The Walt Disney Co. does not plan on launching an independent investigation of how ABC handled reports of sexual assault allegations against the former top producer for Good Morning America, according to a report.

Van Scott is returning to ABC News as vice president of communications after a brief stint at Vice Media Group.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorWhen she worked at CBS News as a senior executive, Kim Godwin was known to be eager to gain more control of a large news operation. Now that she’s arrived as president of ABC News, she has it — and a lot more.From the day she took the top role at the Walt Disney-backed news division, Godwin has been navigating tricky terrain.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorABC News will turn to an insider to lead its flagship morning program.Simone Swink, a longtime senior staffer at the show, has been named its senior producer, according to a memo sent to employees by Kim Godwin, president of ABC News Sunday.Swink takes a role which has been left vacant for months.

Kim Godwin, the new president of ABC News, said that she wants an independent investigation of how the network handled reports of sexual assault allegations against a former top producer for Good Morning America, according to a report.

ABC News is taking over daytime syndicated talk show Tamron Hall. The move was announced internally by ABC News President Kim Godwin and related to the show’s crew Friday morning, sources tell Deadline.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorTamron Hall is changing bosses.The news and talk-show veteran, whose current program has been syndicated by Disney since its launch in the fall of 2019, will now be part of ABC News, according to a person familiar with te matter, adding another daytime talk program to the news division’s portfolio.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorJose Andino, a senior executive at CBS News, has joined ABC News as its vice president of process management, one of the first major hires by Kim Godwin, the Walt Disney unit’s new president.Godwin announced the hire at her Friday-morning editorial meeting, according to two people familiar with the matter.Andino worked in human resources at CBS News, but is expected to have eyes on broader areas at ABC, and is likely to serve as a key lieutenant for the news

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorABC News is moving closer to finding a new executive producer for its flagship “Good Morning America” broadcast after a weeks-long search, according to two people familiar with the matter, a critical decision for Kim Godwin, who was named president of the Walt Disney-backed unit in April.Godwin, a former senior executive at CBS News, is said to be considering both internal and external candidates, and there is some hope her choice will become known over the next

At this point, The View has become more synonymous with on-air fighting than UFC, WWE, and reruns of The Jerry Springer Show. Every day, it seems that Meghan McCain and Joy Behar go at it, leaving Whoopi Goldberg feeling exhausted.

Producers are stepping into The View.

David Muir, is in first place and been widening his ratings lead.

The revolving door continues to turn at ABC News. Michael Corn, the senior executive producer of ABC's Good Morning America, is departing the network.

Michael Corn, the top producer on ABC News’ Good Morning America, has departed the show in what was described as an abrupt exit.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorKimberly Godwin, a veteran of local and national TV-news operations, will be the next president of ABC News  — and the first Black executive to run a broadcast-network news operation.Disney on Wednesday confirmed that Godwin, who has been with CBS News since 2007, will take over the role most recently held by James Goldston.

Kim Godwin, a longtime CBS News executive, is poised to become next president of ABC News.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorCBS News veteran Kim Godwin is expected to become the next president of ABC News, a move that would make her the first Black executive to lead a broadcast-network news division.Godwin has had an offer from Disney’s ABC for several weeks, according to a person familiar with the matter, but only in the last few days did CBS CEO George Cheeks agree to let the executive out of her contract.

Longtime CBS Television Stations execs Peter Dunn and David Friend have departed the company in the wake of a report disclosing allegations of racist and abusive behavior.

Ted Johnson Johnny Green Jr. has been named Vice President of news services at CBS News, where he will oversee Newspath, the affiliate news service.Green will begin his role on August 10 and will report to Kim Godwin, executive vice president of news.He previously served as vice president and news director at WBZ-TV in Boston, after joining the station as assistant news director in 2015.

Whatever happens, no matter how bad things get, the major three broadcast news networks in the United States will not go off the air. "We will stay on the air.