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Whoopi Goldberg Causes Outrage With 'Innocence' Jacket Following Holocaust Comments

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Updated 14:45 7 Feb 2022 GMTPublished 08:09 4 Feb 2022 GMT

Whoopi Goldberg Causes Outrage With 'Innocence' Jacket Following Holocaust Comments

Whoopi Goldberg causes further controversy after wearing a jacket that says 'innocence'

Shola Lee

Shola Lee

Whoopi Goldberg has come under fire for wearing a jacket carrying the word 'Innocence' in the wake of her suspension from ABC's The View following her controversial comments about the Holocaust.

The incident occurred when panellists were discussing the book Maus, which was recently banned from schools in Tennessee.

Maus is a cartoon-book written by Art Spiegelman and details his father's experience of the Holocaust.

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Discussing the book, Goldberg claimed that the Holocaust was 'not about race', adding, 'It’s about man’s inhumanity to man. That’s what it’s about.'

Whoopi Goldberg (Alamy)
Whoopi Goldberg (Alamy)

This caused her cohosts to question her comments, with Joy Behar saying, 'Well, they considered Jews a different race,' and Ana Navarro adding, 'But it's about white supremacy. It's about going after Jews and Gypsies.'

Following the discussion, Goldberg apologised on Twitter, saying 'I am sorry for the hurt I have caused.'

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However, Goldberg was still suspended, as noted in a statement from ABC New President Kim Godwin that was later shared to Twitter.


Godwin wrote, 'Effective immediately, I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments.'

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She added, 'While Whoopi has apologised, I've asked her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments.'

People on Twitter were quick to applaud the decision, with one person saying, 'Thank You Kim Godwin. WORDS MATTER. Especially on a National Platform'.

However, others disagreed with the move, saying 'This is an overreaction. She made a mistake. She was in no way diminishing the Holocaust. She apologized and acknowledged her error.'

However, Goldberg has caused outrage once again after she was snapped wearing a jacket that said 'Innocence'.

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Pictures of the coat, which also says 'We are infinite', were shared to Twitter, and one person said that the jacket was Goldberg 'spit[ting] in the eye of criticism' following her remarks.

As reported by the New York Post, Goldberg is said to be upset over ABC's handling of the situation.

A source told the publication, 'She feels ABC executives mishandled this. She followed their playbook. She went on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and then apologised again on The View the next day.'

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Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: US News, no-article-matching

Shola Lee
Shola Lee

Shola Lee began her journalism career while studying for her undergraduate degree at Queen Mary, University of London and Columbia University in New York. She has written for the Columbia Spectator, QM Global Bloggers, CUB Magazine, UniDays, and Warner Brothers' Wizarding World Digital. Recently, Shola took part in the 2021 BAFTA Crew and BBC New Creatives programme before becoming a journalist at UNILAD, where she works on breaking news, trending stories, and features.

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