Many hosts have come and gone at"The View"in its 25-year history.
Conservative hosts have tended to leave earlier than their peers.
The one host who seemed to be a permanent fixture wasWhoopi Goldberg.
Although her opinions were often heated, she never seemed to push the envelope until now.
She issued a written apology soon afterward, and the next day apologized again on the show.
This may seem like a slap on the wrist, but for Goldberg, the sting is real.
“She feels ABC executives mishandled this,” says the source.
“She followed their playbook.
The source says that Goldberg was heard telling “The View” staff that this is it for her.
“Suspension from ‘The View’ is like getting suspended from Bravo.
The bar is very low.”
Whoopi is a lifelong ally to the Jewish community.
She is not an anti-Semite, period” (viaNew York Post).
Co-hosts Joy Behar and Sunny Hostin are also said to be “furious” at their friend’s punishment.
At this writing, Goldberg has not announced any decision regarding her future on the show.
