Editing Whoopi Goldberg (section)

==Other ventures==
===Activism and philanthropy===
[[File:Ms. magazine Cover - Spring 2003.jpg|thumbnail|175px|Goldberg (lower right) on the Spring 2003 cover of ''[[Ms. (magazine)|Ms. magazine]]'']]

In 2006, Goldberg appeared during the 20th anniversary of ''[[Comic Relief USA|Comic Relief]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |date=August 13, 2014 |title=Comic Relief Campaign Was More Than Photo Op for Robin Williams |url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/comic-relief-campaign-was-more-than-photo-op-for-robin-williams-1201282307/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119171123/http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/comic-relief-campaign-was-more-than-photo-op-for-robin-williams-1201282307/ |archive-date=January 19, 2017 |access-date=December 25, 2016}}</ref> Goldberg is an advocate for [[human rights]], moderating a panel at the [[Alliance of Youth Movements]] Summit on how social networks can be used to fight [[violent extremism]] in 2008,<ref>[http://youthmovements.howcast.com/ Details of 2008 Summit]{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227045205/http://youthmovements.howcast.com/|date=February 27, 2010}} at Youth Movements web site</ref><ref>[http://www.howcast.com/videos/163441-Alliance-Of-Youth-Movements "AYM '08: Alliance Of Youth Movements"]{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090323030834/http://www.howcast.com/videos/163441-Alliance-Of-Youth-Movements|date=March 23, 2009}} at Howcast</ref> and also moderating a panel at the UN on human rights, children and armed conflict, terrorism, and reconciliation in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 10, 2009 |title=A 'Battlestar Galactica' panel discussion at the United Nations |url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/03/battlestar-galactica-united-nations.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318095932/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2009/03/battlestar-galactica-united-nations.html |archive-date=March 18, 2009 |access-date=March 17, 2009 |work=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> On an episode of ''[[The View (talk show)|The View]]'' that aired on May 9, 2012, Goldberg stated she is a member of the [[National Rifle Association of America]].<ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2012/12/17/10-celebrity-nra-members-from-chuck-norris-to-tom-selleck-photos.html "10 Celebrity NRA Members from Chuck Norris to Tom Selleck"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140212203339/http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2012/12/17/10-celebrity-nra-members-from-chuck-norris-to-tom-selleck-photos.html|date=February 12, 2014}}, thedailybeast.com. Retrieved April 17, 2014.</ref><ref name="twsBBC1">{{cite web |date=January 8, 2016 |title=US gun control: What is the NRA and why is it so powerful? It is one of the most powerful players in one of the most hotly-debated issues in the US – gun control – but what exactly is the NRA? Here's a quick guide. |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35261394 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116011044/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35261394 |archive-date=November 16, 2019 |access-date=June 14, 2016 |publisher=BBC |quote=...Current members include former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, and actors Tom Selleck and Whoopi Goldberg. ...}}</ref>

On April 1, 2010, Goldberg joined [[Cyndi Lauper]] in the launch of her Give a Damn campaign to bring a wider awareness of discrimination of the [[LGBT]] community and to invite [[straight ally|straight people to ally]] with the gay, lesbian, [[bisexuality|bisexual]], [[transgender]] community.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Everett |first1=Cristina |date=April 1, 2010 |title='True Blood' star Anna Paquin reveals her true sexuality: 'I'm bisexual and I give a damn' |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/true-blood-star-anna-paquin-reveals-true-sexuality-bisexual-give-damn-article-1.164828 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208194425/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/true-blood-star-anna-paquin-reveals-true-sexuality-bisexual-give-damn-article-1.164828 |archive-date=February 8, 2021 |access-date=September 14, 2020 |work=[[New York Daily News]]}}</ref> Her high-profile support for LGBT rights and AIDS activism dates from the [[Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights|1987 March on Washington]], in which she participated.<ref>[http://www.advocate.com/health/aids-30-years-war/2011/05/05/30-voices-past-30-years?page=full "30 Voices, 30 Years"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223143/http://www.advocate.com/health/aids-30-years-war/2011/05/05/30-voices-past-30-years?page=full|date=December 2, 2013}}, Advocate.com, May 5, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2014.</ref> In May 2017, she spoke in support of [[transgender rights]] at the [[28th GLAAD Media Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sopelsa |first1=Brooke |date=May 9, 2017 |title=Whoopi Goldberg Speaks Out for Transgender Rights |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/whoopi-goldberg-speaks-out-transgender-rights-n756521 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111221202/https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/whoopi-goldberg-speaks-out-transgender-rights-n756521 |archive-date=November 11, 2020 |access-date=September 14, 2020 |publisher=[[NBC News]]}}</ref>

Goldberg is on the Board of Selectors of [[Jefferson Awards for Public Service]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile |url=http://www.jeffersonawards.org/board |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124055949/http://www.jeffersonawards.org/board |archive-date=November 24, 2010 |access-date=December 5, 2013 |publisher=Jefferson Awards.org}}</ref> She also serves on the National Council Advisory Board of the [[National Museum of American Illustration]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Board |url=http://americanillustration.org/board/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718045201/http://americanillustration.org/board/ |archive-date=July 18, 2016 |access-date=July 26, 2016 |website=National Museum of American Illustration}}</ref> She was a speaker at the [[2017 Women's March]] in New York City and was such again at [[2018 Women's March|the following year's event]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jamieson |first1=Amber |last2=Slawson |first2=Nicola |last3=Khomami |first3=Nadia |date=January 22, 2017 |title=Women's March events take place in Washington and around the world – as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/live/2017/jan/21/womens-march-on-washington-and-other-anti-trump-protests-around-the-world-live-coverage |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502002919/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/live/2017/jan/21/womens-march-on-washington-and-other-anti-trump-protests-around-the-world-live-coverage |archive-date=May 2, 2020 |access-date=April 26, 2020 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Firman |first=Tehrene |date=January 20, 2018 |title=Whoopi Goldberg Makes Surprise Speech at New York Women's March |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/whoopi-goldberg-makes-surprise-appearance-at-new-york-women-s-march-1076325 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607220706/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/whoopi-goldberg-makes-surprise-appearance-at-new-york-women-s-march-1076325 |archive-date=June 7, 2020 |access-date=April 26, 2020 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>

On January 24, 2021, Goldberg appeared with [[Tom Everett Scott]] as guests on the ''AmAIRican Grabbuddies'' marathon fundraising episode of ''[[The George Lucas Talk Show]]'', where she spoke of her time working on ''[[Snow Buddies]]'' and raised money for the [[ASPCA Humane Law Enforcement Division|ASPCA.]]

===Entrepreneurship===
Goldberg co-founded Whoopi & Maya, a company that made [[medical cannabis]] products for women seeking relief from [[Dysmenorrhea|menstrual cramps]].<ref name="usa today marijuana">{{cite news|last1=Hughes|first1=Trevor|title=Whoopi Goldberg founds medical marijuana company for women|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2016/03/30/whoopi-goldberg-founds-medical-marijuana-women/82416612/|access-date=June 1, 2016|work=USA Today|date=March 30, 2016|archive-date=June 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601110051/http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2016/03/30/whoopi-goldberg-founds-medical-marijuana-women/82416612/|url-status=live}}</ref> Goldberg says she was inspired to go into business by "a lifetime of difficult periods and the fact that cannabis was literally the only thing that gave me relief".<ref name="press release marijuana">{{cite press release|title=Whoopi Goldberg & Maya Elisabeth Launch Line of Medical Cannabis Products Aimed to Reduce Menstrual Discomfort|url=http://whoopiandmaya.com/whoopi-goldberg-maya-elisabeth-launch-line-of-medical-cannabis-products-aimed-to-reduce-menstrual-discomfort/|date=March 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601232108/http://whoopiandmaya.com/whoopi-goldberg-maya-elisabeth-launch-line-of-medical-cannabis-products-aimed-to-reduce-menstrual-discomfort/|archive-date=June 1, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The company was launched in April 2016 but announced in February 2020 that it was ceasing operations.<ref name="press release marijuana" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wallace |first1=Alicia |title=Whoopi Goldberg's cannabis company has shut down |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/04/business/whoopi-goldberg-maya-cannabis-company-shut-down/index.html |access-date=December 29, 2022 |work=CNN |date=February 4, 2020}}</ref> In 2021, Goldberg announced the launch of a new line of cannabis products, "Emma & Clyde", named for her late mother and brother.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stelmakowich |first1=Angela |title=Post Whoopi and Maya, Whoopi Goldberg has new weed venture |url=https://torontosun.com/cannabis-business/post-whoopi-and-maya-whoopi-goldberg-has-new-weed-venture/wcm/6de47de1-0abe-4f68-aa1e-e653a30d792a/amp/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |newspaper=Toronto Sun |date=April 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221229213300/https://torontosun.com/cannabis-business/post-whoopi-and-maya-whoopi-goldberg-has-new-weed-venture/wcm/6de47de1-0abe-4f68-aa1e-e653a30d792a/amp/ |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |date=May 19, 2021 |title=The Hub Craft Announces Licensing Agreement with Whoopi Goldberg |url=https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/84558/The-Hub-Craft-Announces-Licensing-Agreement-with-Whoopi-Goldberg |location=Fitchburg, Massachusetts |agency=Newsfile}}</ref>

===Media appearances===
[[File:Whoopi Goldberg New York City No on Proposition 8 protest.jpg|thumb|left|190px|In New York City protesting the [[2008 California Proposition 8]]]]

Goldberg performed the role of [[Califia]], the Queen of the [[Island of California]], for a theater presentation called ''[[Golden Dreams]]'' at [[Disney California Adventure|Disney California Adventure Park]], the second gate at the Disneyland Resort, in 2000. The show, which explains the history of the [[California|Golden State]] (California), opened on February 8, 2001, with the rest of the park. ''Golden Dreams'' closed in September 2008 to make way for the [[The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure|upcoming Little Mermaid ride]] planned for DCA. In 2001, Goldberg co-hosted the 50th Anniversary of ''[[I Love Lucy]]''.<ref>{{Citation |title=I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (2001) |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0297959/fullcredits |access-date=January 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131212641/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0297959/fullcredits |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2006, Goldberg became the main host of the [[Universal Studios Hollywood]] Studio Tour, in which she appears multiple times in video clips shown to the guests on monitors placed on the trams.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Studio Tour - Summer 2006 Press Releases |url=http://www.thestudiotour.com/ush/pressreleases/2006_summer1.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907142214/http://www.thestudiotour.com/ush/pressreleases/2006_summer1.shtml |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |access-date=May 25, 2021 |website=Universal Studios Hollywood}}</ref>

She made a guest appearance on the situation comedy ''[[30 Rock]]'' during the series' fourth season, in which she played herself, counseling [[Tracy Jordan]] on winning the "[[List of people who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards|EGOT]]", the coveted combination of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bereznak |first=Alyssa |date=February 21, 2019 |title="Who's an EGOT?" How '30 Rock' Made a Fake Award Into a Real-Life Goal |url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2019/2/21/18233226/egot-necklace-30-rock-tracy-morgan-whoopi-goldberg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525182003/https://www.theringer.com/tv/2019/2/21/18233226/egot-necklace-30-rock-tracy-morgan-whoopi-goldberg |archive-date=May 25, 2021 |access-date=May 25, 2021 |website=The Ringer |language=en}}</ref> On July 14, 2008, Goldberg announced on ''The View'' that from July 29 to September 7, she would perform in the Broadway musical ''[[Xanadu (musical)|Xanadu]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |date=July 14, 2008 |title=Whoopi Goldberg to Join Broadway's Xanadu July 29 |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/whoopi-goldberg-to-join-broadways-xanadu-july-29-com-151597 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525182427/https://www.playbill.com/article/whoopi-goldberg-to-join-broadways-xanadu-july-29-com-151597 |archive-date=May 25, 2021 |access-date=May 25, 2021 |website=Playbill |language=en}}</ref> On November 13, 2008, Goldberg's birthday, she announced live on ''The View'' that she would be producing, along with [[Stage Entertainment]], the premiere of ''[[Sister Act the Musical|Sister Act: The Musical]]'' at the [[London Palladium]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Itzkoff |first=Compiled by Dave |date=November 15, 2008 |title='Sister Act' Is Coming to London |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/15/arts/15arts-SISTERACTISC_BRF.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525184113/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/15/arts/15arts-SISTERACTISC_BRF.html |archive-date=May 25, 2021 |access-date=May 25, 2021 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=November 14, 2008 |title=Whoopi Goldberg to take "Sister Act" to London |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/people-us-stage-whoopi-idUKTRE4AD3XI20081114 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525184112/https://www.reuters.com/article/people-us-stage-whoopi-idUKTRE4AD3XI20081114 |archive-date=May 25, 2021 |access-date=May 25, 2021 |work=Reuters |language=en}}</ref>

She gave a short message at the beginning of the [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008]] wishing all the participants good luck, and stressing the importance of [[UNICEF]], the official charity of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 3, 2011 |title=Sietse Bakker |work=Junior Eurovision Song Contest |url=http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/blog?id=1525 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523161522/http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/blog?id=1525 |archive-date=May 23, 2012 |access-date=May 3, 2012 |publisher=Junioreurovision.tv}}</ref> Since its launch in 2008, Goldberg has been a contributor for [[wowOwow]].com, a new website for women to talk culture, politics, and gossip.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 13, 2011 |title=Whoopi's Article Archive on WOWOWOW.com |url=http://www.wowowow.com/author/whoopi-goldberg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116133632/http://www.wowowow.com/author/whoopi-goldberg/ |archive-date=January 16, 2013 |access-date=May 21, 2012 |publisher=WOWOWOW.com}}</ref>

Goldberg has been a frequent guest narrator at [[Disney's Candlelight Processional]] at [[Walt Disney World]].<ref>{{cite web |title = A look at prolific Candlelight Processional narrators (and a few surprises) |first = Dewayne |last = Bevil |url = https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2022/12/15/a-look-at-prolific-candlelight-processional-narrators-and-a-few-surprises/ |website = orlandosentinel.com |date = 15 December 2022 |access-date = 11 February 2025 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240914142356/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2022/12/15/a-look-at-prolific-candlelight-processional-narrators-and-a-few-surprises/ |archive-date = 14 September 2024}}</ref> She made a guest appearance in [[Michael Jackson]]'s short film for the song "[[Liberian Girl]]". She also appeared on the seventh season of the cooking reality series ''[[Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 7)#Episode 11|Hell's Kitchen]]'' as a special guest. On January 14, 2010, Goldberg made a one-night-only appearance at the [[Minskoff Theatre]] to perform in the mega-hit musical ''[[The Lion King (musical)|The Lion King]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author=BroadwayTvArchive |date=February 10, 2010 |title=The View's Whoopi Goldberg in The Lion King |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpf6p4H_Tr4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/Mpf6p4H_Tr4 |archive-date=December 11, 2021 |access-date=October 7, 2015 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> That same year, she attended the [[Life Ball]] in Austria.

Goldberg made her [[West End theatre|West End]] debut as the Mother Superior in a [[Sister Act (musical)|musical version of ''Sister Act'']] for a limited engagement set for August 10–31, 2010,<ref>{{cite web |author=Hetrick, Adam |date=July 7, 2010 |title=Back in the Habit: Whoopi Goldberg to Join London Cast of Sister Act |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/140966-Back-in-the-Habit-Whoopi-Goldberg-to-Join-London-Cast-of-Sister-Act |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116133628/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/140966-Back-in-the-Habit-Whoopi-Goldberg-to-Join-London-Cast-of-Sister-Act |archive-date=January 16, 2013 |access-date=May 3, 2012 |work=Playbill}}</ref> but prematurely left the cast on August 27 to be with her family; her mother had had a severe stroke.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aug 27: A statement from the producers |url=http://www.sisteractthemusical.com/news |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922201026/http://www.sisteractthemusical.com/news |archive-date=September 22, 2010 |access-date=May 19, 2013}}</ref> However, she later returned to the cast for five performances.<ref>{{cite web |author=Gans, Andrew |date=September 8, 2010 |title=Whoopi Goldberg to Rejoin Cast of London's Sister Act |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/142778-Whoopi-Goldberg-to-Rejoin-Cast-of-Londons-Sister-Act |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116133705/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/142778-Whoopi-Goldberg-to-Rejoin-Cast-of-Londons-Sister-Act |archive-date=January 16, 2013 |access-date=May 3, 2012 |work=Playbill}}</ref> The show closed on October 30, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |author=Shenton, Mark |date=May 7, 2010 |title=West End's Sister Act to Vacate London Palladium October 30; Future Plans Announced |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/139385-West-Ends-Sister-Act-to-Vacate-London-Palladium-Oct-30-Future-Plans-Announced |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018035440/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/139385-West-Ends-Sister-Act-to-Vacate-London-Palladium-Oct-30-Future-Plans-Announced |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |access-date=May 3, 2012 |work=Playbill}}</ref>

===''The View''===
[[File:Barack Obama guests on The View.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''The View''{{'}}s panel (L-R: Whoopi Goldberg, [[Barbara Walters]], [[Joy Behar]], [[Sherri Shepherd]], and [[Elisabeth Hasselbeck]]) interview [[Barack Obama]] on July 29, 2010]]
On September 4, 2007, Goldberg became the new moderator and co-host of ''The View'', replacing [[Rosie O'Donnell]].<ref>{{cite news |date=August 1, 2007 |title=Whoopi Goldberg joins 'The View' |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/01/view.whoopi/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307185632/http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/01/view.whoopi/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular |archive-date=March 7, 2008 |access-date=May 17, 2008 |publisher=CNN |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Goldberg's debut as moderator drew 3.4&nbsp;million viewers, 1 million fewer than O'Donnell's debut ratings. However, after 2 weeks, ''The View'' was averaging 3.5&nbsp;million total viewers under Goldberg, a 7-percent increase from 3.3&nbsp;million under O'Donnell the previous season.<ref>{{cite news |author=Learmonth, Michael |date=September 23, 2007 |title=Whoopi-led View on topshow tops Rosie's ratings |url=https://variety.com/2007/scene/markets-festivals/view-on-top-1117972516/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602031801/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117972516.html?categoryid=1275&cs=1 |archive-date=June 2, 2008 |access-date=May 17, 2008 |work=Variety}}</ref>

Goldberg has made controversial comments on the program on several occasions.<ref>{{cite news |last=Marchese |first=David |date=July 8, 2019 |title=Whoopi Goldberg on Controversy and Conversation |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/07/08/magazine/whoopi-goldberg-controversy.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807064915/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/07/08/magazine/whoopi-goldberg-controversy.html |archive-date=August 7, 2019 |access-date=March 9, 2020 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> One of her first appearances involved defending [[Michael Vick]]'s participation in [[Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation|dogfighting]] as a result of "cultural upbringing".<ref name="Vick">{{cite news |date=September 4, 2007 |title=Goldberg defends Vick in 'View' debut |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/09/04/entertainment/e113436D18.DTL |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622115415/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fn%2Fa%2F2007%2F09%2F04%2Fentertainment%2Fe113436D18.DTL |archive-date=June 22, 2008 |access-date=May 17, 2008 |work=The San Francisco Chronicle |agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Gorman, Steve |date=September 4, 2007 |title=Whoopi Goldberg defends Vick's dog-fighting role |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0444500720070905 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923195951/http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0444500720070905 |archive-date=September 23, 2008 |access-date=May 17, 2008 |work=Reuters}}</ref> In 2009, she opined that [[Roman Polanski]]'s rape conviction of a thirteen-year-old in 1977<ref name="test1">[http://www.vachss.com/mission/roman_polanski.html "Personalities Column"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120604100726/http://www.vachss.com/mission/roman_polanski.html|date=June 4, 2012}}, Roman Polanski Media Archive</ref><ref name="Broadsheet">{{cite news |last=Harding |first=Kate |date=September 28, 2009 |title=Reminder: Roman Polanski raped a child |url=http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/28/polanski_arrest |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302033350/http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/28/polanski_arrest |archive-date=March 2, 2010 |access-date=September 29, 2009 |work=Salon}}</ref> was not "rape-rape".<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=July 13, 2015 |title=John Oliver tears into Whoopi Goldberg for defending Bill Cosby on Last Week Tonight |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/john-oliver-tears-into-whoopi-goldberg-for-defending-bill-cosby-on-last-week-tonight-20150713-gibg89.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111121356/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/john-oliver-tears-into-whoopi-goldberg-for-defending-bill-cosby-on-last-week-tonight-20150713-gibg89.html |archive-date=January 11, 2019 |access-date=January 10, 2019 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=September 29, 2009 |title=Polanski was not guilty of 'rape-rape', says Whoopi Goldberg |url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/sep/29/roman-polanski-whoopi-goldberg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203180740/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/sep/29/roman-polanski-whoopi-goldberg |archive-date=February 3, 2022 |access-date=February 8, 2022 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> She later clarified that she had intended to distinguish between [[statutory rape]] and [[Rape|forcible rape]].<ref name="MSNBC">{{cite news |last=Osborn |first=Ryan |date=October 1, 2009 |title=Whoopi Goldberg Clarifies Polanski Comment |url=http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/10/01/2084644.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003001008/http://allday.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/10/01/2084644.aspx |archive-date=October 3, 2009 |access-date=October 3, 2009 |publisher=MSNBC}}</ref> The following year, in response to alleged comments by [[Mel Gibson]] considered racist, she said: "I don't like what he did here, but I know Mel and I know he's not a racist".<ref>{{cite web |last=Derschowitz |first=Jessica |date=July 14, 2010 |title=Whoopi Goldberg Defends Mel Gibson on 'The View' |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/whoopi-goldberg-defends-mel-gibson-on-the-view/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304222722/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/whoopi-goldberg-defends-mel-gibson-on-the-view/ |archive-date=March 4, 2020 |access-date=March 9, 2020 |publisher=[[CBS News]]}}</ref>

In 2015, Goldberg was initially a defender of [[Bill Cosby]] from the [[Bill Cosby sexual assault case|rape allegations]] made against him, questioning why Cosby had never been arrested or tried for them.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nudd |first=Tim |title=Whoopi Goldberg Defends Bill Cosby Again and Tells Critics: 'Back Off Me!' |url=http://www.people.com/article/whoopi-goldberg-bill-cosby-scandal-critics-back-off-me |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518192049/http://www.people.com/article/whoopi-goldberg-bill-cosby-scandal-critics-back-off-me |archive-date=May 18, 2016 |access-date=August 17, 2016 |newspaper=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> She later changed her stance, stating that "all of the information that's out there kinda points to 'guilt'."<ref>{{cite web |last=de Moraes |first=Lisa |date=July 14, 2015 |title=Whoopi Goldberg Reverses Bill Cosby Position: "Information Kinda Points To Guilt" |url=https://deadline.com/2015/07/whoopi-goldberg-bill-cosby-changes-mind-guilt-the-view-1201475664/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030160852/https://deadline.com/2015/07/whoopi-goldberg-bill-cosby-changes-mind-guilt-the-view-1201475664/ |archive-date=October 30, 2019 |access-date=March 9, 2020 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> After learning that the [[statute of limitation]]s on these allegations had expired and thus Cosby could not be tried, she also stated her support for removing the statute of limitations for rape.<ref>{{cite web |last=Corinthios |first=Aurelie |date=July 14, 2015 |title=Whoopi Goldberg Changes Bill Cosby Stance on The View |url=http://www.people.com/article/whoopi-goldberg-changes-bill-cosby-stance |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914180552/http://www.people.com/article/whoopi-goldberg-changes-bill-cosby-stance |archive-date=September 14, 2016 |access-date=August 17, 2016 |website=People}}</ref>

On January 31, 2022, Goldberg drew widespread criticism for stating on the show that [[the Holocaust]] was not based on [[Race (human categorization)|race]] but "about man's inhumanity to man",<ref>{{cite web |date=February 1, 2022 |title=Whoopi Goldberg slammed for saying Holocaust not about race |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60209527 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201033645/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60209527 |archive-date=February 1, 2022 |access-date=February 1, 2022 |publisher=BBC News}}</ref> telling her co-hosts: "This is white people doing it to white people, so y'all going to fight amongst yourselves."<ref name="NYT Holocaust">{{cite news |last1=Gross |first1=Jenny |last2=Vigdor |first2=Neil |date=February 1, 2022 |title=ABC Suspends Whoopi Goldberg Over Holocaust Comments |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/01/us/whoopi-goldberg-holocaust.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202232507/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/01/us/whoopi-goldberg-holocaust.html |archive-date=February 2, 2022 |access-date=February 3, 2022 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> She apologized on Twitter later that day.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bailey |first1=Jeremy |date=January 31, 2022 |title=Whoopi Goldberg Apologizes for Saying Holocaust Not About Race: 'I'm Sorry for the Hurt I Have Caused' |url=https://www.thewrap.com/whoopi-goldberg-apologizes-for-saying-holocaust-not-about-race-im-sorry-for-the-hurt-i-have-caused/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201020227/https://www.thewrap.com/whoopi-goldberg-apologizes-for-saying-holocaust-not-about-race-im-sorry-for-the-hurt-i-have-caused/ |archive-date=February 1, 2022 |access-date=February 1, 2022 |work=[[TheWrap]]}}</ref> She maintained that the [[Nazis]]' issue was with [[ethnicity]] and not [[Race (human categorization)|race]] on ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]'' that same day, which drew further criticism.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hibberd |first1=James |date=February 1, 2022 |title=Whoopi Goldberg Apologizes And Seemingly Doubles Down on Holocaust Racism Comments |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/whoopi-goldberg-the-view-holocaust-comment-draws-criticism-1235084661/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201150614/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/whoopi-goldberg-the-view-holocaust-comment-draws-criticism-1235084661/ |archive-date=February 1, 2022 |access-date=February 1, 2022 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Goldberg issued another apology on air the following day.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Battaglio |first1=Stephen |date=February 1, 2022 |title=Whoopi Goldberg is suspended from 'The View' over Holocaust comments |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2022-02-01/la-et-ct-whoopi-goldberg-suspended-abc-view |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202025609/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2022-02-01/la-et-ct-whoopi-goldberg-suspended-abc-view |archive-date=February 2, 2022 |access-date=February 2, 2022 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> She was subsequently suspended from ''The View'' for two weeks over the comments.<ref>{{cite web |last=Weprin |first=Alex |date=February 1, 2022 |title=Whoopi Goldberg Suspended at 'The View' Over "Hurtful" Holocaust Comments |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/whoopi-goldberg-suspended-the-view-1235085574/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202024347/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/whoopi-goldberg-suspended-the-view-1235085574/ |archive-date=February 2, 2022 |access-date=February 1, 2022 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>