Whoopi GoldbergJust recently,’s comments on race and the Holocaust got her benched.
ABC Prez Kim GodwinJust announced “Effectively 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.”
She continued… “The entire ABC News organization stands in solidarity with our Jewish colleagues, friends, family and communities.”
Whoopi was on Monday in trouble after she said that “Let’s be truthful about it because Holocaust isn’t about race. It’s not about race. It’s not about race. It’s about man’s inhumanity to man.”
Ana NavarroWhoopi challenged and argued… “But it’s about white supremacists going after Jews.”
Whoopi’s Response… “But these are two white groups of people. The minute you turn it into race it goes down this alley. Let’s talk about it for what it is. It’s how people treat each other. It doesn’t matter if you’re Black or white, Jews, it’s each other.”
She said she tried a make-good Tuesday and it worked. “Yesterday on the show I misspoke. [The Holocaust] is indeed about race, because Hitler and the Nazis considered the Jews to be an inferior race. Now, words matter, and mine are no exception. I regret my comments and I stand corrected. I also stand with the Jewish people.”
It will be fascinating to see how suspension affects live TV programs.