Sara Haines Shares Support Of ‘The View’ Co-Host Whoopi Goldberg Following Suspension

Whoopi Goldberg returned to The View on Monday after a two-week suspension, opening the show by telling viewers, “Yes, I am back.”

Being nominated for an Academy Award is one of the biggest honors any actor or filmmaker can receive, and Nicole Kidman, 54, admitted that she got emotional when she found out that she was nominated for her role as Lucille Ball in the critically-acclaimed movieBeing The Ricardos during an appearance on The View on Thursday February 10. The actress said she cried after learning about the nomination on Tuesday February 8.

Whoopi Goldberg has been absent from The View following a two-week suspension in light of her controversial comments about the Holocaust.MORE: The View announces exciting new additions to show - detailsThe TV star has been keeping a low profile on social media ever since, but her co-stars have been there to publicly show their support for their friend and colleague.Sarah Haines took to Instagram on Friday to share a picture of the pair of them taking a selfie together on set.VIDEO: Whoopi Goldberg makes controversial comments about the HolocaustThe happy photo was captioned: "This just popped up and warmed my heart. That's my Whoops!!!"MORE: Whoopi Goldberg's replacement on The View revealed following suspension over Holocaust commentsMORE: Sharon Osbourne breaks silence as Whoopi Goldberg is suspended from The ViewSarah later took to the comments section to defend her friend from the messages that were being written alongside the post.

Whoopi Goldberg's problematic comments on The View, which led to a two-week suspension for the longtime host, the popular show has announced not one but three exciting additions to the table.MORE: Whoopi Goldberg's replacement on The View revealed following suspension over Holocaust commentsEmpty chairs won't be a problem for The View, as in celebration of their 25th season, they are bringing back three of their longest running hosts to co-host throughout the month of February.Meredith Vieira, Star Jones, and Elisabeth Hasselback will be joining comedian Joy Behar, lawyer Sunny Hostin, and television host Sara Haines on the Hot Topics table.WATCH: The View star Whoopi Goldberg alleges the Holocaust wasn't about raceMORE: Sharon Osbourne breaks silence as Whoopi Goldberg is suspended from The ViewLongtime fans will be delighted to see some of the original panel members take back their old seats, even if not permanently. The original panel consisted of journalists Barbara Walters and Meredith, Star, who is a lawyer, television host Debbie Matenopoulos, and Joy, who has maintained her spot on the show. A post shared by The View (@theviewabc)The longtime co-hosts that are returning to the showElisabeth was part of the panel for a decade, until 2013, and has previously admitted to having been shocked when her contract wasn't renewed.

Sara Haines slammed fans who found Whoopi Goldberg’s two-week suspension from The View for her harmful comments about the Holocaust wasn’t enough.

Bill Maher weighed in on ABC News’ suspension of Whoopi Goldberg from “The View” following controversial comments she made about the Holocaust.

It sounds like Lisa Ling is really glad she doesn’t have to co-host The View full time anymore — especially after an awkward moment behind the scenes recently.

Zack Sharf Whoop Goldberg’s “The View” co-hosts Joy Behar, Sara Haines and Sunny Hostin remained silent on the Wednesday, Feb. 2, episode of the ABC daytime talk show regarding Goldberg’s two-week suspension. ABC News president Kim Godwin announced in the evening of Tuesday, Feb., 1 that Goldberg would be suspended from “The View” following Goldberg’s remarks that the Holocaust was “not about race.” Behar started the Wednesday morning episode of “The View” by reiterating that Goldberg would be off the show for two weeks, then the hosts moved on to the “Hot Topics” segment.“You all saw the news,” Behar said.

The hosts of “The View” are moving on to more pressing topics.

Maybe some topics are just too hot.

Whoopi Goldberg will not be on The View for two weeks starting Wednesday, February 2. The suspension follows her controversial remarks about the Holocaust and race on the Monday, January 31 episode.

Sister Act star Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from The View for two weeks over her 'dangerous' Holocaust comments.

Fellow celebrities are sounding off on the situation unfolding at ABC on "The View" after Whoopi Goldberg was suspended for comments she made about the Holocaust.  On Tuesday, ABC News president Kim Godwin announced that, despite Goldberg apologizing for her comments publicly on Twitter, during an appearance on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and Tuesday's "The View," the network had made the decision to suspend her for two weeks. Godwin noted the move is in an effort to give her "time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments."  Goldberg went viral on Monday when she argued that the Holocaust "isn't about race," stunning her colleagues at the table.  The actress and host took to Twitter to issue a statement of apology shortly after her comments caught backlash online.

The View off-air for two weeks after her “wrong and hurtful comments”, despite the actor having apologised.According to the BBC, ABC News president Kim Godwin told staff on Tuesday night (February 1): “Effective immediately, I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments.Goldberg had said she believed the Holocaust “isn’t about race”, instead “about man’s inhumanity to man” in a discussion about the Pulitzer-winning Holocaust novel Maus, which has been banned by a school board in Tennessee.She had said: “Let’s be truthful, the Holocaust isn’t about race, it’s not. It’s about man’s inhumanity to man, that’s what it’s about.

came under fire after saying on the US chat show that the Holocaust was "not about race".And ABC News has now confirmed that the star has been suspended for two weeks."Effective immediately, I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments," ABC News president Kim Godwin said in a statement."While Whoopi has apologised, I've asked her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments. The entire ABC News organisation stands in solidarity with our Jewish colleagues, friends, family and communities."Whoopi made the comment on The View as she was discussing the fact that a school board in Tennessee had taken the book Maus, which is about the Holocaust, off the curriculum because of profanity and nudity.She told her co-hosts: "I'm surprised that's what made you uncomfortable, the fact that there was some nudity.

ABC has suspended Whoopi Goldberg from talkshow The View for two weeks over her "wrong and hurtful" Holocaust comments.The 66 year old Ghost actress said that the horrific genocide of European Jewish people during World War II was "not about race". Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered six million Jews – around two-thirds of Europe's Jewish population. While she's since apologised for the remarks, ABC News president Kim Godwin has decided to ban her from The View for the next two weeks.

Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from her role as presenter of US talk show The View for two weeks following her “wrong and hurtful comments” about the Holocaust.

J. Kim Murphy Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from “The View” for two weeks after facing wide criticism for her remarks that the Holocaust was “not about race.”Goldberg’s suspension was announced in a statement released by ABC News public relations on Tuesday night.“Effective immediately, I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments,” reads a statement attributed to Kim Godwin, president at ABC News.

Following her comments on the Holocaust, Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from The View for two weeks.

Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from “The View” following some controversial comments she made about the Holocaust during Monday’s edition of the daytime talk show.

Whoopi Goldberg, 66, has been suspended from The View for two weeks due to her controversial statements about the Holocaust. The co-host and moderator had faced major backlash after she had said that the Holocaust was “not about race,” during a discussion about schools banning Art Spiegelman’s Maus. Despite her multiple apologies, ABC opted to suspend the co-host.