Whoopi Goldberg Returns To The View After 2-Week Suspension -- But Did She Really Learn Her Lesson??
15.02.2022 - 02:57
/ perezhilton.com
Two weeks already??
After a controversial two-week suspension, Whoopi Goldberg returned to the small screen on Monday in a brand-new episode of The View, and she wasted no time addressing the much-debated hiatus!
As Perezcious readers will recall, the daytime TV host was temporarily removed from the ABC series earlier this month after making ignorant comments about the Holocaust. While a few fans felt the punishment was too little, others thought it would have been more impactful for the show to use the opportunity as a teaching moment. But, alas, neither won the debate when it was announced that Whoopi would be forced to take a few weeks to think about her mistake off-camera. So did she really learn a thing or two on her time off?
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Opening up the Valentine’s Day episode, Whoopi greeted viewers with a smile, saying:
Off-screen, her co-host Joy Behar cheered:
The New York native then went on to address her public suspension, sharing:
Well, that’s one way to put it! Getting candid about what makes their job particularly tricky sometimes, the host explained:
The 66-year-old did seem incredibly grateful to be back at the roundtable after the unexpected drama — which is good for fans who were worried there was truth behind those rumors that she was planning to quit. While she didn’t go into specifics, it does sound like she was following the online chatter and hopefully learning why her comments were so off-base, as she said she did in her initial apology! The Sister Act lead continued:
And she knows that this is likely far from her (or the show’s) last controversy because that’s what happens when you’re talking about