Topline
ABC has suspended Whoopi Goldberg as the co-host of the network’s talks show “The View” following her comment that the Holocaust was “not about race,” a statement that drew condemnation from several prominent Jewish leaders.
Actress and comedian Whoopi Goldberg has apologized for her comments about the Holocaust.
Key Facts
Announcing the suspension, ABC News President Kim Godwin said Goldberg will be suspended for two weeks for her “wrong and hurtful comments.”
Godwin noted that while Goldberg has apologized, she has been asked to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments.
Goldberg made her controversial comment on Monday’s episode of The View where she said the Holocaust was “not about race … it’s about man’s inhumanity to other man.”
Following fierce backlash the comedian and talk show host apologized and acknowledged that they were misinformed and that she had misspoken.
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Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2022/02/02/abc-suspends-whoopi-goldberg-for-two-weeks-over-holocaust-remarks/