Whoopi Goldberg apologises for using derogatory slur on ‘The View’

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The View.On Wednesday’s episode (March 15) of the US talk show, the panel discussed Donald Trump’s alleged connection to adult film actor Stormy Daniels.

Goldberg then segued into a point about Trump’s larger support base.“The people who still believe that he got, you know, gyp**d somehow in the election, will still believe that he cared enough about his wife to pay the… “ Goldberg said, pausing to burp. “…that was gas… money from his personal thing.”After the comment aired, Goldberg released an apology video through the show’s Twitter account. “When you’re a certain age, you use words that you know from when you’re a kid or you remember saying, and that’s what I did today and I shouldn’t of.A message from Whoopi Goldberg regarding today's episode of #TheView.

pic.twitter.com/PIvwYRWMsy— The View (@TheView) March 15, 2023“I should have thought about it a little longer before I said it, but I didn’t.

I should have said ‘cheated’ and I used another word and I’m really, really sorry.”The term, as noted by an NPR article, is an abbreviation of the word “gypsy” and “carries many negative connotations”.