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Daily Mail
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Whoopi Goldberg sparks 'jealousy' on The View with co-hosts as she skips show for a week
Whoopi Goldberg 's pals on The View are jealous of the their co-worker and with good reason. Goldberg, 69, who stated on the show last week that Black people in the US were as oppressed at citizens of the Iranian regime, will be skipping the show all week. 'We are all jealous of Whoopi today because she's in Italy — I hope it's 100 degrees,' The View host Joy Behar said at the top of Monday's show. 'She's in Italy accepting an award for her book Bits and Pieces, so she will be out this week.' Behar will serve as moderator this week and Ana Navarro joined the panel for Monday's Hot Topics discussion. The show will begin its annual hiatus June 30, and the Oscar winner will be back in her seat alongside Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Navarro, and Alyssa Farrah Griffin, when the chat show resumes on July 7. 'We are all jealous of Whoopi today because she's in Italy — I hope it's 100 degrees,' Joy Behar said at the top of Monday's show Goldberg on social media shared a photo of her experience at the Taobuk-Taormina International Book Festival, which is in its 15th year. 'Thank you (Grazie!) @taobukfestival for giving me a beautiful experience in an extraordinary environment, an honorable award and your kindness,' she captioned the social media post. 'Books are so important to all the world.' Goldberg's tome, Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother and Me, received the Taobuk Award. The Oscar winner looked elegant in a black and white jacket over a simple black collared dress with an A-line skirt. The event was broadcast on television from the ancient Greek theater in the city of Taormina. Leaders with the festival said in a statement on the website 'the theme chosen for the 15th edition of Taobuk, Boundaries , confronts us with a cultural, intellectual, and historical responsibility—one that demands depth of vision and inquiry, and from which we cannot and do not wish to shy away. 'This responsibility of vision has always been the driving force behind Taobuk's curatorial choices. In the etymology of the word boundaries — cum finis, which conveys the idea of a shared limit—lies the very complexity of this challenge, one of the most dramatic, intricate, and urgent issues of our time.' Goldberg's memoir became an instant New York Times Bestseller when it was released May 7, as readers gave it 4.7 out of 5 stars based on over 3,600 Amazon reviews. Goldberg garnered controversy Wednesday after making remarks about how she felt gay and Black people had been persecuted in the U.S. Her controversial comments came after cohost Alyssa Farah Griffin pointed out how Iran's regime executed gay people and forced women into rigid dress codes. Goldberg said: 'We have been known in this country to tie gay folks to the car - listen, I'm sorry - they used to just keep hanging black people; it is the same.' Goldberg has served as a co-host and moderator on The View since 2007, replacing comedian Rosie O'Donnell. She has past made headlines on the ABC series for her shock remarks on topics ranging from the Holocaust in 2022, to Mel Gibson to Roman Polanski in 2009. In 2009, she said of Polanski's admitted act of sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977: 'I know it wasn't rape-rape. 'It was something else but I don't believe it was rape-rape. He went to jail and and when they let him out he was like, "You know what, this guy's going to give me a hundred years in jail. I'm not staying.' So that's why he left.' She said in the same episode: 'We're a different kind of society, we see things differently ... would I want my 14-year-old having sex with somebody? Not necessarily, no.' Goldberg's most recent comments led her to be targeted by multiple critics for her controversial commentary in the Instagram post she put up about her trip to Italy. 'You realize married women in Iran need their husband's permission to get a passport and travel?' said one social media user. 'Is there a law in America I am unaware of that states the same about black women in America?' Said one commenter: 'Please move to Iran. And STAY there.' One person asked the Hollywood veteran: 'How can you not be embarrassed to show your face in public?' One social media user suggested, 'Why don't you visit Iran for a month and tell us how amazing it is.'
Fox News
20-06-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
'The View' host Ana Navarro pleads for Obama to speak out against Trump's 'American nightmare'
"The View" co-host Ana Navarro called Friday on former President Barack Obama to publicly condemn President Donald Trump, saying we are living in "an American nightmare" in his second term and it was his duty to take a stand. After Sunny Hostin and Sara Haines largely defended Obama's right to stay out of the limelight after recent media discussions about his role in the Democratic Party, Navarro pushed for Obama and other past presidents to use their platforms to fight against the Trump administration. "In normal times, former presidents would remain quiet and not criticize or attack the current president, particularly in year one when it was the honeymoon period. Well, this isn't the honeymoon period. It's a nightmare. It's an American nightmare. These are not normal times," she said. Navarro referenced the "No Kings" protests across the nation last weekend where an estimated 5 million people took to the streets to protest the president and his agenda, as Trump held a military parade in Washington, D.C., to mark the Army's 250th birthday. "The American people are taking it upon themselves. They're not waiting for a leader," Navarro continued. "They're not waiting for a great White knight or a Black knight or Latino knight to drive them out of the forest into the wilderness. They're doing it upon themselves." Navarro said she loved that Obama was "happy" and enjoying life out of the political spotlight by "making money" and "making movies." But she insisted it was his obligation to speak out against Trump for endangering the country. "America is in danger. Our democratic values are in danger. I think if you feel that way, each and every one of us has to do everything we absolutely can," she said. "Some of us have a bigger voice. Some of us have a smaller voice." Navarro suggested all the living presidents could come out and make a unified public declaration rebuking the sitting president. Some progressives shared their disappointment that Obama hasn't been more outspoken in his criticism of Trump during the president's second term. "There are many grandmas and Rachel Maddow viewers who have been more vocal in this moment than Barack Obama has," co-founder of the Progressive Change Institute, Adam Green, told The Atlantic in a report published earlier this month. "It is heartbreaking," Green said, "to see him sacrificing that megaphone when nobody else quite has it." Obama campaigned alongside former President Joe Biden before he dropped out of the race and also stumped for former Vice President Kamala Harris when she became the nominee last year. The former president spoke out against Trump in April at an event in New York, but has largely remained out of the spotlight since Trump won. This week in remarks in Connecticut, Obama took veiled shots at Trump but never mentioned him by name. He chided affluent liberals that they might have to go to uncomfortable places if they wanted to be truly progressive in this new era. Obama's office didn't return a request for comment.
Yahoo
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Javier Bardem Calls Out Lack of International Action in Gaza: ‘I Believe It's a Genocide'
Javier Bardem stopped by 'The View' on Monday morning and used his time at the table to call out the 'lack of action' from multiple governments — including the United States — for fostering a genocide in Gaza. As his interview wrapped up, host Ana Navarro ended things by asking the actor why it's so important for him to use his voice and platform to speak up on issues like immigration. According to Bardem, it's more about 'decency' and encouraging people to remember their humanity. A prime example, he noted, is the ongoing war in Gaza. 'The situation in Gaza has come to a term now where I cannot express the pain that I, along with many millions of people there, suffer on a daily basis watching those horrible images of children being murdered and starving to death,' he said. 'Being absolutely blocked the aid of medicines, water, medical material.' The 'F1' actor then noted that experts in international law, amnesty and human rights have all dubbed the crisis in Gaza a genocide, and he fully agreed with that label. 'Why is that? First of all, because the impunity that is taking Israel in doing these actions, and the lack of action on any government,' Bardem said. 'Of course, the back-up of the United States with all those weapons and the economics, and also the silence of Europe, is creating a scenario where there is such impunity that if we really don't do something about that, we are going towards, well, what is happening now.' Later on Monday evening, Bardem echoed his sentiments on the red carpet for 'F1,' telling Variety that 'it's a genocide, taking place in front of our eyes in 4K.' You can watch Javier Bardem's full thoughts on Gaza from 'The View' in the video above. The post Javier Bardem Calls Out Lack of International Action in Gaza: 'I Believe It's a Genocide' appeared first on TheWrap.
Fox News
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
'The View' co-host attends 'No Kings' protest, claimed 'instigators' were planted in the crowd
"The View" co-host Ana Navarro detailed her experience at the "No Kings" protest demonstrations over the weekend, telling her co-hosts that there were "instigators" planted in the crowd. "I was so proud of everybody that protested because I saw people who were put in the crowd to instigate confrontation and folks were in with it, and they did not engage," Navarro said during the show on Monday. "People were saying to each other, 'do not engage.'" The "No Kings" protests took shape over the weekend across the country to counter President Donald Trump and his policies as he was present at the military parade honoring the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army. "I have to tell you, it was so uplifting, because so often we ask each other, 'but what can we do as one person?' And just getting off the couch, getting off Twitter, and going and doing something and being in community, because I think a lot of us have felt fear and loneliness in the last five months, and to see this happening all over America. I saw veterans, I saw old people, I saw young people, I saw Blacks and Whites and Latinos. I saw so many people that weren't Latinos or immigrants holding up signs for the dignity of the immigrant community," Navarro said. Navarro attended the protests in Miami, Florida, her hometown, and posted on Instagram over the weekend to thank everyone who participated in the demonstrations. "Thank you to the millions of people who participated in the thousands of events in big and small cities all over America. It has been a particularly heart-breaking week for the Latino and immigrant community. Thank you to the allies. Thank you to everyone who is resisting and helping in so many ways. Together we are stronger," Navarro wrote on Instagram. The other co-hosts of "The View" also praised the protests. "Men were out for women, women were out for men, Latinos were out for Black folks, Asian folks were out, we were all out looking out for each other, because if I don't look out for you, what am I doing?" Goldberg said. Goldberg also warned of "bad players" at protests. "Be aware that there are bad players out there when you are protesting. When you see them starting to go, you let everybody else know what you know, not them. Because they are not there for the same reasons we are here," she said. 'CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Fox News
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
‘White Lotus' star talks Trump-voting character on the show, criticizes her own Trump-supporting family
"The White Lotus" star Carrie Coon admitted to "The View" on Friday that she does have friends and family who support President Donald Trump just like one of the characters on the popular HBO show. During Friday's episode of the ABC talk show, the actress discussed her "White Lotus" co-star Leslie Bibb playing a Trump voter and noted that she also has Trump-supporting family members in real life. Coon went on to say they're now impossible to talk politics with because they follow an authoritarian. "I had family members who voted for Trump. We're from Ohio. We had to have those conversations," she said when asked by co-host Ana Navarro if it's "actually possible to have friends who don't share your same beliefs." A scene from the show went viral in March when Kate, played by Bibb, appears to reveal to her horrified best friends Laurie and Jaclyn, played by Coon and Michelle Monaghan, that she voted for Trump. During the scene, Kate's friends – who assumed she was a Democrat – slowly get it out of her during dinner that she voted for Trump. After Kate admits her husband is a Republican, Laurie asks her outright if she supported him. She responds with a curt smile and a long pause before saying, "Are we really going to talk about Trump tonight?'' and quickly changing the subject. Later that night, Kate sees her friends laughing and mocking her decision to vote for Trump. After admitting that she has Trump-supporting friends, Coon suggested to "The View" co-hosts that those voters are brainwashed. "I think there was a time when it was possible to have conversations about it," she said. "But when you're in an authoritarian slide it becomes a closed system. The leader is the source of information. That is not penetrable, so when you're inside of that circular information system, then it's very hard." Several of the co-hosts nodded in agreement. Coon continued, saying Trump voters don't have much "basis in fact" any longer. "It's very hard to talk about anything because there's no basis in fact. And now we're seeing the defunding of the NIH [National Institute of Health] and NSF [National Science Foundation]," she said, adding, "So, like, science which – I believe in science, and I don't think, there's not like a — there's no middle ground there." Co-host Joy Behar followed up by asking if Americans will be shocked into seeing Trump's dark side because of the cuts he's made to government programs. Coon indicated she wasn't so sure. "I think narrative is very powerful and it's very easy to teach them that they should blame immigrants or trans people while billionaires are picking their pockets," she declared.
