Whoopi Goldberg threw her cue cards on the desk on Tuesday’s edition of The View as she appeared to be frustrated by a series of interruptions during a chat about pickleball.
Goldberg, 70, appeared to be flustered as the ABC chat roundtable drew to a close as she couldn’t get a word in to conclude the Hot Topics segment.
After the EGOT winner asked if pickleball was to be taken seriously, Ana Navarro said, ‘I feel attacked here,’ cutting off Goldberg.
Alyssa Farah Griffin said that pickleball is ‘harder than it looks,’ as Goldberg was about to say something else.
Panelists Sara Haines and Sunny Hostin also expressed themselves on the topic as Goldberg tried to steer it her way, to no avail.
Navarro said, ‘But, I say to you people’ to which Goldberg cut her off, saying, ‘Listen, hush up! Let me finish so I can close the thing up!’
Whoopi Goldberg, 70, threw her cue cards on the desk on Tuesday’s edition of The View as she appeared to be frustrated by a series of interruptions during a chat about pickleball
Goldberg, 70, appeared to be flustered as the ABC chat roundtable drew to a close as she couldn’t get a word in amid an exchange during the Hot Topics segment
Navarro said the moment would create headlines, a prediction which came true as multiple news outlets reported details of the exchange.
Earlier on the show, the panel welcomed former First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, who is on the promotional trail for her new book View from the East Wing.
Goldberg has been a moderator on the ABC show since 2007, often making headlines for her outspoken views on topics – notably politics amid her disdain for President Donald Trump.
An insider spoke to the Daily Mail last month about rumors producers could be looking to replace the mainstay.
They were likely part of a strategy implemented by people who would benefit if she wasn’t there anymore, the insider said.
‘Producers and the ladies believe all the negative talk of turmoil is coming from those in the Trump administration and other Republicans that don’t like the show or the ladies,’ a show insider said.
The insider said that in effect, spreading rumors about Goldberg – who earns an estimated $8 million annually on the show – was to manifest her ouster.
‘Many believe that a continued effort is being made to put negative news out there to get a reaction and also for them to materialize it to become true,’ the source said.
Goldberg said, ‘Listen, hush up! Let me finish so I can close the thing up!’
Goldberg has been a moderator on the ABC show since 2007
She has often made headlines for her outspoken views on topics – notably politics amid her disdain for President Donald Trump
The show’s current cast of Goldberg, Griffin, Hostin, Haines, Navarro and Joy Behar – who is currently on sabbatical from the show – remains intact as it heads into its 30th season, the insider said.
‘The ladies are all content with keeping their jobs,’ the source said, ‘and people behind the scenes are happy with how the show is going and having Whoopi at the helm.’
Kathie Lee Gifford this past March was critical of the tenor of the ABC show, saying, ‘Everybody [on the panel] seems like they’re just miserable people now.’
She added, ‘I may make people miserable just talking the way we’re talking, but nobody will ever confuse me with a miserable person, right?’
The View can be seen weekdays on ABC at 11/10c.
