Whoopi Goldberg defends 1974 Mel Brooks comedy Blazing Saddles amid racism row

UPDATED with statement: Whoopi Goldberg issued a statement to Deadline today after an interview she did with the Sunday Times of London sparked a strong response from the ADL and other organizations which combat anti-Semitism. In the statement, Goldberg indicates that, in the interview, she was simply recounting what she said earlier this year, not “doubling down on hurtful comments.” She also says plainly that “I believe that the Holocaust was about race, and I am still as sorry now as I was then that I upset, hurt and angered people.”

Whoopi Goldberg is once again at the center of controversy.

Whoopi Goldberg is once again at the center of controversy.

Jeff Garlin has landed his first job since leaving The Goldbergs amid allegations of misconduct on the set. The actor, 60, will be joining the cast on Mindy Kaling's Never Have I Ever on Netflix for its fourth and final season. He's been cast as a sandwich maker named Len, for whom Nirmala develops a crush. Ranjita Chakravarty, 62,  plays the widowed grandmother to Maitreyi Ramakrishnan's Devi on the People's Choice Award winning show.  New job: Jeff Garlin, 60, has landed his first job since leaving The Goldbergs amid allegations of misconduct on the set.

Footage has emerged of Strictly Come Dancing winner Hamza Yassin doing an “advanced” dance at university 12 years ago.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner has confirmed that Stephen Boss, better known as the DJ and dancer tWitch, died by suicide from a gunshot wound to the head.

Peep Show, the long-running British comedy starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb, is getting another shot in the U.S.

EMMERDALE star Charley Webb has told fans of her dismay after accidentally crashing her car into a post. The actress, 34, was attempting to park her Audi in freezing conditions when she hit the post and knocked her bumper off. Charley has said she is "p***ed off" by the unfortunate mishap but takes comfort in the fact no one was hurt.

She has a different take. Whoopi Goldberg addressed Charlize Theron‘s comments about Kim Kardashian‘s influence in Hollywood.

MATT Hancock reunited with I'm A Celebrity campmates Seann Walsh and Boy George last night. The unlikely trio looked to be having a blast as they grabbed a drink in Soho after watching Seann's comedy gig.

What would you do to gain control? Bumpy Johnson is back in the MGM+ series “Godfather of Harlem.” Season three sees the crime boss at war with the Cuban Mafia; it’s a deadly battle that could cost Johnson everything he’s worked for and loves. He’ll also face off against rival Italians, Latin assassins, and the government.

A STRICTLY Come Dancing star has taken a swipe at the judges for "underscoring" Fleur East and Molly Rainford. One dancing star turned the heat up on the fix row as he called the fan-favourite stars the "dance-off sisters".

LEN Goodman has said this series of Strictly Come Dancing is "fantastic". The dance legend retired as a judge from the show in 2016 to move to America and work on Dancing With The Stars. Viewers have begged him to return on numerous occasions, in particular this series amid a series of fix claims.

Whoopi Goldberg is defending Blazing Saddles from criticism that it’s a racist movie.

Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin, 64, admitted he was “shocked” to see Prince Harry, 38, and Meghan Markle, 41, at the Ripple of Hope Award Gala in New York yesterday.The 30 Rock star went on to joke that he could “be their driver”, as he spoke to reporters on the red carpet.Alec, who accidentally shot and killed “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, last year, attended the star-studded event with his wife Hilaria Baldwin, 38.The famous former royals were also in attendance, after the couple were named “Ripple of Hope” laureates by the Robert F.

Brazilian drama Mars One follows the Martins family, optimistic dreamers who are quietly leading their lives on the margins of a major Brazilian city following the disappointing election of a far-right extremist president. They are a lower middle-class Black family who feels the strain of its new reality as the political dust settles.

She’s got jokes. Mindy Kaling‘s appearance on Good Morning America came at a dramatic time — and the actress happily weighed in on the drama about co-anchors T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach.

Didn’t age well? T.J. Holmes‘ past comments about his marriage to Marilee Fiebig have resurfaced amid his scandal with his Good Morning America co-anchor Amy Robach.

Whoopi Goldberg has an update on the development of Sister Act 3 and has good news for fans. While making an appearance on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon the star said she had received a script.