Whoopi Goldberg has always spoken her mind but it was her 2004 comments about then-President George W. Bush that nearly ended her career.
The comedian was at a fundraiser for the campaign of John Kerry and John Edwards when she used Bush’s name to make a sexual joke.
The move cost her sponsorship deals such as Slim-Fast and other work. “Listen, I got very, very lucky because I got into some trouble where I pissed off a politician and then I lost everything really,” Goldberg said during the digital “The Art of the Interview” series that is part of Drew Barrymore’s new talk show.
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