After her controversial Holocaust comments during the recent episode of the daytime talk show, Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from ABC.
The actress and TV personality had revealed on ABC’s The View that the Jews’ Nazi genocide was “not about race.” She apologised but later triggered further offence when she was trying to explain her remarks on a recent late-night show.
In a recent note to staff, the President of ABC News, Kim Godwin said Goldberg would be off-air for two weeks after her “wrong and hurtful comments”.
The statement read: “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.
“The entire ABC News organization stands in solidarity with our Jewish colleagues, friends, family and communities.”
“These decisions are never easy, but necessary,” she added in the memo, reported the Hollywood Reporter.
“Just last week I noted that the culture at ABC News is one that is driven, kind, inclusive, respectful, and transparent. Whoopi’s comments do not align with those values.”
Goldberg has issued her third public apology. While issuing the apology, she said: “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.”
Her suspension from the talk show came at a time when some ABC insiders said her apology wasn’t enough and requested for her sack.
