‘The View’ reveals more about Whoopi Goldberg’s sudden hiatus, return date

Wilson Chapman editorOn Monday, Politico published a leaked majority draft opinion from the Supreme Court that revealed the justices have privately voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, which has kept basic abortion rights legal since its 1973 ruling.

As culture evolves and accelerates in the age of social media and the culture wars rage on in the wake of this shift, there are two sets of older generations in the world today. One that feels that a changing “woke” world is something to fear, an oppression that one must combat, and those that realize the world has changed and they need to adjust to a changing era of empathy.

Nicolas Cage has announced he's set to become a father again at the age of 58 as he and his wife Riko Shibata, 27, are expecting a baby girl together.The Hollywood actor shared the exciting news on The Kelly Clarkson Show on Thursday 12 April as he said: "I'm gonna have a little girl." He went on to share that he and wife Riko already have a name in mind for their first child together. The pair plan on giving her the moniker Lennon Augie, in tribute to the late John Lennon as well as his late father August 'Augie' Coppola. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter Opening up on the reason behind the names, Nicolas shared how his own father August would blast out The Beatles' Let It Be album.

Nicolas Cage is sharing some very exciting news!

Nicolas Cage is sharing some exciting news! The Oscar winner recently revealed that he is «thrilled» to be expecting a baby girl with wife Riko Shibata.Cage sat down for an upcoming episode of, and made the heartwarming announcement while promoting his new comedy, .«I'm gonna announce some big news for everybody — I'm gonna have a little girl,» Cage said, smiling.He also explained that he and Shibata have already decided on a name, which is inspired both by his «favorite song ever written» -- The Beatles' «Across the Universe,» off their 1970 album — and his father's name, August Coppola.«Her name is gonna be Lennon Auggie,» Cage shared. «I'm gonna call her Lenny for short.»After some heartfelt celebration and congrats from Clarkson, Cage marveled, «I'm thrilled! It's gonna be the biggest adventure of my life.»Cage spoke with ET's Will Marfuggi last week at the Los Angeles premiere of his new movie, and he shared what he's most looking forward to about welcoming a new baby into his life.«I miss it all. I miss watching a child discover things for the first time,» Cage, who is already a dad to Weston, 31, and Kal-El, 16, gushed.

Tyroe Muhafidin has joined the cast of Amazon Prime Video’s The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power. The actor joins a stacked cast featuring Ismael Cruz Cordova, Morfydd Clark and more.

BMG has announced more details about new David Bowie film ‘Moonage Daydream’, described as “a definitive new portrait of David Bowie”, and the first film to be officially sanctioned by Bowie’s estate.It’s directed by Brett Morgen who has, and I quote, “synthesised David Bowie’s music and art into a sublime kaleidoscopic experiential cinematic odyssey that explores Bowie’s creative, spiritual, and philosophical journey”.“With never-before-seen footage, performances, and music”, the official pitch goes on, “the film is guided exclusively by Bowie’s narration. The motion picture features 47 musical tracks, mixed from their original stems.

Whoopi Goldberg will step away from «for a while,» her co-host, Joy Behar, announced during Monday's show.Behar told the audience that Goldberg, 66, is busy shooting the upcoming Amazon series adaptation of Neil Gaiman's 2005 fantasy novel, . Behar called it a movie, but it's actually a six-episode order that, according to, is currently in production in Scotland. «If you're wondering where Whoopi is, the girl's got a movie she's making and she will be back when she finishes whatever she's doing,» Behar said.

“The View” will be going without one of its stars for a while.

She’ll be back. Whoopi Goldberg will be absent from ABC’s The View for an extended period of time, but Joy Behar assured viewers that it’s only a temporary leave of absence.

Whoopi Goldberg is sharing her thoughts on the future of Will Smith‘s career after the slap heard around the world at the Oscars.

Whoopi Goldberg asked and answered her own question about Will Smith’s future today, practically rolling her eyes as she read the set-up question for the Hot Topic discussion on Smith’s career.

giving Will Smith a standing ovation after he smacked Chris Rock — saying that to call Hollywood types hypocritical “elites” is akin to racism.The actress — who is back on “The View” after her suspension for saying the Holocaust was “not about race” — came to the defense Thursday of her celebrity colleagues after they dismissed Smith’s onstage slap, with her shrugging, “Stuff happens.”Guest “View” co-host Tara Setmayer had been outraged by the ritzy audience’s reaction, insisting there needs to be “a lot of self-reflection in Hollywood.“They gave [Smith] a standing ovation,” she noted.“Which goes back to why some people feel like Hollywood elites are a bunch of hypocrites,” added the show’s lone conservative voice.Goldberg — who serves as the governor of the Academy’s Actors branch and won her own Oscar in 1991 as Best Supporting Actress for the flick “Ghost” — quickly cut off her fellow host.“I’m sorry, as one of those people, I’ve got to stop you,” Goldberg snapped.“I just want to stop with all this ‘elite’ stuff, because a lot of us work for a living,” she said, insisting that while “some are making millions of dollars,” that’s “not everybody” in the movie industry.“And it really pisses me off when people start to talk about people who work in Hollywood, not just actors, but all the other folks.

his slap of Chris Rock on stage.Speaking about the controversy on “The View” on Thursday, Goldberg, who serves on the Academy’s board of governors, said she understands why Smith was asked to leave the show rather than being told to exit the ceremony.“I’m going to tell you why he got the option. Picture, well, OK, they come back from break, now if he’s in some sort of state and he’s struggling and they’re trying to get him out the door and it’s still on camera,” Goldberg said.

After media reports came out today suggesting Oscar producers did not formally request that Will Smith leave the ceremony after slapping Chris Rock, or at the least gave Smith mixed messages about the request, Academy’s Board of Governors member Whoopi Goldberg insisted on today’s The View, “He actually was. He was asked to leave.”