Whoopi Goldberg Apologizes After Saying Romani Slur on ‘The View’: ‘I Shouldn’t Have’ Used Certain Words

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Whoopi Goldberg is issuing an apology after she used an offensive term on The View.“You know, when you’re a certain age, you use words that are from, you know, when you’re a kid or you remember saying,” the Sister Act star, 67, said in a video message shared via The View’s Twitter account on Wednesday, March 15. “And that’s what I did today, and I shouldn’t have.”During Wednesday’s episode of the ABC talk show, Goldberg and her fellow cohosts — Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin — discussed former President Donald Trump’s defeat in the 2020 general election.

The Ghost actress quickly made an offhand quip that his supporters still “believe” they were deceived by the voting results.

Goldberg used the word “gypped,” which is considered to be a racist and derogatory slur for individuals of Romani heritage.“I should have thought about it a little longer before I said it, but I didn’t,” Goldberg said in her apology. “And I should have said ‘cheated,’ [but] I used another word and I’m really, really sorry.”The EGOT winner, who has cohosted The View since 2007, is no stranger to voicing controversial opinions at the roundtable.

In January 2022, Goldberg made an off-color remark about the Holocaust.“Let’s be truthful about it because [the] Holocaust isn’t about race.