Whoopi Goldberg Defends Herself Defending Mel Gibson
Whoopi Goldberg has come under fire for remarks she made in defense of Mel Gibson after several of his obscene, racially-charged rants leaked online.
"There has been a lot of hassle ... in the media recently about moi because I had the audacity to say that I had some personal time with Mel that goes over years and years and said that I did not think of him as a racist," Whoopi began on 'The View' today.
"If you had actually watched the show, you would have heard us say, and you would have heard me specifically say, 'I don't condone this. I don't think this is right, I don't think this is smart. But here's the piece of information that I have. My experience tells me that this is not a racist,'" she continued.
"Being a black woman, you'd think you would give me a little bit of leeway to have some feelings if I was around a racist."
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"People called my office and went off on the young lady that works there. You're going to call because you think that I'm doing something wrong. And you do the same thing to this young lady that you don't even know that Mel Gibson supposedly did? Who are you?" she says, making a spitting noise. "You can kiss my behind."
On Monday,
Whoopi explained her position on Mel. "I know Mel, and I know he's not a racist. I have had a long friendship with Mel. You can say he's being a bonehead, but I can't sit and say that he's a racist having spent time with him in my house with my kids. I don't like what he's done, make no mistake."
Goldberg also blamed his 2006 anti-Semitic tirade after being stopped by police on alcohol. "Drunks say stupid stuff to people all the time -- because they're drunk, they're out of control, they are not thinking, they are idiotic. I can't say anything about people like that because I know what they're like when they're drunk.
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But her fellow hosts weren't as keen
to forgive the actor. Joy Behar told
The Insider that Mel is not welcome on 'The View.' "Barbara [Walters] would not allow him on the show."
"Barbara's Jewish, he's an anti-Semite, he's a racist ... so he's done," Behar added.
The fourth tape of Gibson yelling at his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva recently surfaced. In it, he makes demands for oral sex before threatening to burn the house down.
In the other tapes, he screams racial slurs, admits to hitting Oksana and calls her a slut.
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From the mouths of drunks and babes, the man did not keep his sacred marrige vows, depite his pontification. Add hypocrite to mix as well
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Mel may be suffering from an early onset of Alzheimer's.
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You can think you know a person and yet they may have many sides. Obviously, Whoopi has only seen one side. It seems like she tries to make herself as ugly as possible. I want to tell her to get that damn hair out of her eyes. I don't know why she is such a big deal. I know she has won awards but I don't know why. I have seen her in things and she didn't impress me that much. I agree that she and Sherri are the biggest racists on there.
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Wow Seriously? She and Sherri are the racists! Why, because they defend black people? Your a Stupid hosebag...And you're probably UGLY BETTY!!
There is a big difference as to what people say and what they do.
We've all said things in anger, under the influence etc.etc. that we regret. I have gotten so angry at my wife that I've threatened to "send her to the moon," and she is just fine while I'm lying in a hospital bed with fragments of a lamp in my head.
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You,ve got to love her.She speaks her mind and is right on this time.We can all learn from this.Sometimes we judge to fast.
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I actually wouldn't know whether or not Mel Gibson is a racist, but I am sure he is anti-semetic and an abuser of women.
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Thank you.
If all you stupid people on here dont like what Whoopi is saying then stop watching the darn show. Its is called either turning off your tv or changing the channel. Duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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i rember when mel was cool and now he just an old creapy and weird guy
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SHAME ON ANYONE WHO HAS DECIDED TO THROW MEL UNDER A ROCK...
YOU HAVE ONLY HEARD ONE SIDE AND TO MAKE A JUDGEMENT BEFORE HEARING WHAT HE MIGHT SAY. THOSE RECORDINGS ARE FOUL "IF HE SAID THEM" AND SHOULD HAVE NEVER GOT OUT TO THE PUBLIC, HE AS YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY....SOMETHING IS REALLY WRONG WITH ALL OF THIS.
WHAT IS SHE REALLY LIKE? NONE OF OUR BUSINESS....
IF HE HAS A MEDICAL CONDITION YOU'LL WISH YOU NEVER SAID THESE THINGS...I HAVE A RELATIVE THAT WAS LIKE THAT AND IT WAS MEDICAL.
THINGS CAN HAPPEN IN LIFE
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There has to be more important things in this world for people to worry about! The War! Child Abuse! Drunk Drivers! Animal Abusers...! Spousal abuse.. Starving children,,, Homelessness....and the list goes on........
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Whoopi is so ugly poorly dressed and unkempt that she would probably defend anyone who didn't find her to be absolutely hideous. She makes me want to vomit.
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Mel Gibson is a sick puppy who needs to be in pyschotherapy for years. There is no defending this guy for his views on the different races, religions and women. Why everyone is defending this sleezeball I will never know but I hope I never see him again in another movie and I hope his rants cost him bigtime.
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How many colored people have been banned from appearing on "The View?"
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Go Whoopi. You are entitled to your opinion and shame on people calling and yelling at your staff!
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This is Whoopi being Whoppi. Nothing new here. What was it you were expecting from an intelligent successful woman?
Did you look at Joy's face during that? I thought she was going to explode.
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The rich get help, the poor get jail.
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I watched the original viewing she is talking about!! She has every right to feel this way!! She said nothing wrong!!! I Love Whoopie!!! She says how she feels and keeps it real!!
In case you're wondering, I'm a 52 yr old white woman who has always enjoyed Whoopie since she first came on the scene...she is REAL!!!!
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PIGS BY ANY OTHER NAME WILL STILL BE PIGS..
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