Whoopi Goldberg Gets Censored on ‘The View’—and Her Unfiltered Reaction Stuns Everyone.NH

Whoopi Goldberg made a remark that was censored on live TV on Thursday’s The View, and later had a bizarre outburst on the air after Entertainment Weekly reached out to a show representative for comment.

Shortly after the 69-year-old announced conservative Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s upcoming appearance on the show, Goldberg said that the ongoing, historic U.S. government shutdown “should not be affecting the American people,” and that “these are decisions that you don’t have the right to…” and appeared to begin saying the F-word.

Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Alyssa Farah Griffin on ‘The View’.

In the video above, the show’s audio can be heard cutting out, censoring whatever Goldberg said next.

When the audio came back on during the broadcast, the audience could be heard gasping — while cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin raised her hands to her face in shock, and Sunny Hostin pursed her lips.Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Alyssa Farah Griffin on ‘The View’.

Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Alyssa Farah Griffin on The View.

“You caught it!” Griffin said, though Goldberg kept her own hands over her face for several seconds as she playfully looked around with a comical expression on her face.

“Well, you know where I’m at,” Goldberg said, before throwing the show to a commercial break.

EW then sent an email to a show representative noting that it appeared that Goldberg had cursed and requesting comment on the censored moment, as is standard journalism practice.

The show’s publicist did not respond to EW’s comment request, but when the show returned from a commercial break minutes later, Goldberg addressed the incident on the air.

“Just so we’re all clear, our people just got a call, saying, ‘Whoopi just said a bad word. Do you have a comment?’ I didn’t say the bad word. I did not say it,” she said. “But, so, I know that you’re sitting, waiting for me to do something, waiting for something to happen. Could you just watch the show? I’d appreciate it if you just watched the show, and then you’ll know what really went on.”

She continued, saying, “And do play it back the 50 times that you’re going to do.”Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Alyssa Farah Griffin on The View.

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When Joy Behar asked if the request for comment came from a viewer, Goldberg clarified to her cohost that, “No, it came from one of our fans, you know, the guys who sit and wait for something to report on? I just have to clear that up for them.”

EW has reached back out to The View for comment on Goldberg’s new remarks.

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This is far from the first time the show’s cohosts have been censored on the air for using profanity during the broadcasts. Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, and Goldberg herself have all been muted on the air for words they’ve used during past broadcasts, per rules prohibiting certain profanity on broadcast television during specific time periods.

The View airs weekdays on ABC. Watch Goldberg’s censored moment in the video at the top of this post.