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Whoopi Goldberg Suspended From 'The View' For Two Weeks
Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from The View for two weeks following her controversial remarks about the Holocaust.
ABC News president Kim Godwin said in a statement Tuesday (Feb. 1st) evening. "While Whoopi has apologized, I've asked her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments."
Goldberg tried to explain her comments on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Monday (January 31st), after issuing an apology on Twitter, but some say it seemed like she was doubling down on her previous viewpoints during this appearance.
On Tuesday's (February 1st) episode of The View, Goldberg said, "I tweeted about it last night but I kind of want you to hear it from me directly. I feel a responsibility. My words upset so many people, which was never my intention. I understand why. The information I got was really helpful."
She continued, "I said the Holocaust wasn't about race and was instead about man's inhumanity to man. It is indeed about race because Hitler and the Nazis considered Jews to be the inferior race. Words matter and mine are no exception. I regret my comments and I stand corrected."
An ABC insider told Page Six, "ABC staffers and Disney Network execs are saying Whoopi went way too far. And board members are not happy with her apology and want a fuller retraction. The word is that Whoopi is in ‘deep s–t.'"
The source added that, "Many at the network — including her fellow hosts — believe Whoopi is too controversial now for the show," and that this "isn't just going to blow over."
Jennifer Lopez Opens Up About Her 'Second Chance' With Ben Affleck
In a People cover story released on Tuesday (February 1st) Jennifer Lopez all but gushed about her relationship with Ben Affleck.
"I've never been better," the Hustlers actress said, and that's not just because her film Marry Me is set to debut on February 11th.
"I feel so lucky and happy and proud to be with him," she said of Affleck while in the "sun-drenched room in her house," as People illustrated, "that's become Affleck's office when he's there." Lopez added, "It's a beautiful love story that we got a second chance."
Lopez and Affleck were together from 2002 to 2004, and the pair recently reconnected last spring. The Selena actress said that there was "a little bit of fear" regarding the media frenzy that surrounded them the first time around.
"We both were like, 'Wow, we're so happy and we don't want any of that to come into play again.' We're older now, we're smarter, we have more experience, we're at different places in our lives, we have kids now, and we have to be very conscious of those things. We're so protective because it is such a beautiful time for all of us."
She continued, "I'm so proud of the man he's become that I've watched from afar. Being honest with each other, being loving, that's just the basis of everything,"
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Backs Joe Rogan
After Joe Rogan posted a video to Instagram Monday (January 31st) regarding the Spotify controversy, stating that he would work on balancing perspectives on his podcast, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson offered him support.
"Great stuff here brother. Perfectly articulated. Look forward to coming on one day and breaking out the tequila with you," the Fast and Furious actor commented.
Other stars joined Johnson in propping up Rogan, including Jewel and Kelly Slater. Former Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson said, "I'm triple vaxxed, but (unless they're standing for hate or calling for violence) banning someone's podcast is too much like burning a book to me. Joe Rogan should talk on his podcast about whatever he damn well pleases."
Others didn't feel as moved. India Arie posted to Instagram Monday (January 31st) that she was removing her music from Spotify alongside Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and others. She wrote that her criticism of Rogan wasn't just about COVID-19 misinformation, but also "his language around race."
And while Spotify created a disclaimer policy in response to the controversy, Sharon Stone told TMZ the only "disclaimer" she wants from Rogan is that he's an "a**hole."
Rita Moreno Says She Once 'Tried To End [Her] Life' Because Of Her Relationship With Marlon Brando
One Day at a Time actress Rita Moreno revealed the dark side of her eight-year relationship with Godfather actor Marlon Brando on a recent Variety's Actors on Actors chat.
The EGOT winner, now 90, met Brando when she was just 22 on the set of Désirée in 1954. "Ultimately, it was exciting to be with Marlon," Moreno told Jessica Chastain. "Oh, my God, it was exciting. He was extraordinary in many, many ways, but he was a bad guy."
She continued, "He was a bad guy when it came to women. I was such a different person then. I had all the makings of a doormat."
"I could read him like a book and that's why he loved me, and that's why he mistreated me in so many ways," she added.
Moreno said the relationship was so bad that at one point she "tried to end her life with pills in his house."
When Brando wanted to get back together with her in 1969, Moreno said, "I didn't want that. But he did. He lost a big part of himself, I think. The good part of him, the good Marlon that Rita loved. It was very complicated. Really, really complicated."
Simon Cowell Is Hospitalized Following Electric Bike Accident
America's Got Talent judge Simon Cowell was hospitalized in London recently after falling off his electric bike.
A source told People, "He fell off his bike and broke his arm. He's absolutely fine." The source added that Cowell is already at home recuperating.
A photo of Cowell in a bright yellow cast was published in The Sun on Tuesday (February 1st).
Turns out, this isn't the first time Cowell was in an accident involving an electric bike. The American Idol judge fell while trying out an electric bike in the courtyard of his Malibu, California, home in August 2020 as well.
He was hospitalized for a back injury, and a rep told People at the time, "He's doing fine, he's under observation and is in the best possible hands."
Celebrity Gossip
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THANDIWE NEWTON CALLS SEAN PENN A "JIBBERING FOOL": People reports that on Sunday (January 30th), Mission Impossible actress Thandiwe Newton took to Twitter to call Sean Penn a "gibbering fool" for saying that men in America have become "wildly feminized" in his recent interview with The Independent. Thandiwe captioned the post, "Dude what are you SAY-ING?? Like for REAL? You're a jibbering FOOL. MF you used to be sexy but now you're just tragic." Penn told The Independent, "I think that men have, in my view, become quite feminized … There are a lot of, I think, cowardly genes that lead to people surrendering their jeans and putting on a skirt."
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