The Shady Side Of Whoopi Goldberg

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

In 2010, Mel Gibson came under fire for his racially charged outburst against his ex and mother of his child, Oksana Grigorieva. In an expletive-laden transcript published by Radar, Gibson was recorded hurling all manner of abuse at Grigorieva.

Despite the tape leading to widespread condemnation, with The Atlantic later calling it a "[foray] into anti-Black racism," Whoopi Goldberg defended Gibson on "The View." After co-host Joy Behar called Gibson out, declaring, "Give me a break, Mel, you're an antisemite, you're a misogynist, and you're a racist," Goldberg swooped in to excuse his tirade. "I don't like what he did here, but I know Mel and I know he's not a racist. He may be a bonehead ... I have had a long friendship with Mel ... But I can't sit and say that he's a racist, having spent time with him in my house with my kids." When Behar then brough up Gibson's infamous antisemitic rant against a police officer in 2006, an impassioned Goldberg again came to his defence, interjecting, "You know what, Joy, let me tell you something about drunks: drunks say stupid stuff to people all the time ... they're out of control. They're not thinking." Behar then argued that "in wine, the truth will come out."

Speaking with Insider (via CBS), Behar said, "I am surprised, but that's her position ... Barbara would not allow him on the show. Barbara's Jewish, he's an anti-Semite, he's a racist... so he's done."

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