{"id":126743,"date":"2024-11-17T03:19:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T20:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126743"},"modified":"2024-11-17T03:19:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T20:19:55","slug":"whoopi-goldberg-asked-to-apologize-for-comments-about-nyc-bakery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126743","title":{"rendered":"Whoopi Goldberg asked to apologize for comments about NYC bakery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 New York City politicians are calling on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop&amp;v=u8Uiax-gi-I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suggesting on air<\/a><\/span> that a local bakery had declined to make \u201cThe View\u201d co-host a batch of desserts for her birthday because of her political beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella was among the local leaders and supporters who joined Holtermann\u2019s Bakery owner Jill Holtermann at a <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DCaKhhoyPwW\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news conference<\/a><\/span> Friday in front of the 145-year-old institution in the city borough of Staten Island.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican said the actor and comedian had \u201cbesmirched and defamed\u201d the bakery by \u201cmaking stuff up to suit their needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot everybody wakes up everyday thinking about politics,\u201d he said. \u201cA good business person doesn\u2019t care about anyone\u2019s politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fossella explained that the bakery\u2019s decades-old boiler had malfunctioned and had to be replaced, so the store didn\u2019t want to commit to making a large order it couldn\u2019t fulfill. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust say you\u2019re sorry so we can put this behind us,\u201d he said without naming Goldberg.<\/p>\n<p>Holtermann, speaking briefly, said she has been overwhelmed by the support as the bakery has been flooded with orders in response to the public spat. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know how hard my family has worked to keep this business alive,\u201d she said. \u201cI wish my father was here today to see this.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"Infobox\" data-module=\"\" data-gtm-region=\"What to know about Trump's second term: High food prices: Americans are fed up with the price of food, and many are looking to President-elect Donald Trump to lower their grocery bills. 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But many economists think Trump\u2019s plans <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-grocery-prices-inflation-economy-b69a367ebb7dafe416b8f99b94256cf5\">could make food prices rise<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Staffing the administration:<\/b> Here are the <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-staff-picks-stefanik-wiles-stephen-miller-tom-homan-243d73610b03a3ee18c4d5f68756af7c\">people Trump has picked<\/a><\/span> for key positions so far. Plus, a look at <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/recess-appointments-trump-cabinet-gop-senate-f484a152e152e8495254d1f83877c71a\">recess appointments<\/a><\/span> and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>Follow all of our coverage as <\/i><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\"><i>Donald Trump<\/i><\/a><\/span><i> assembles his second administration.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Representatives for Goldberg didn\u2019t immediately respond to an email seeking comment Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Goldberg is an outspoken liberal who has recently refused to say President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s name on the show.<\/p>\n<p>The flap started Wednesday when Goldberg celebrated her 69th birthday on the ABC talk show by sharing a tray of Charlotte Russe \u2014 small sponge cakes topped with whipped cream and a cherry that she said were her mother\u2019s favorite dessert growing up.<\/p>\n<p>But as the co-hosts were munching on the treats, she mentioned that getting them had taken some work. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, I should tell you, Charlotte Russe has no political leanings, and the place that made these refused to make them for me,\u201d she said as the audience gasped and one of the co-hosts spit out the cake in joking protest. \u201cThey said that their ovens had gone down, but folks went and got them anyway, which is why I\u2019m not telling you who made them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not because I\u2019m a woman, but perhaps they did not like my politics,\u201d Goldberg continued. \u201cBut that\u2019s OK because you know what? Listen, this is my mother\u2019s celebration. Pick these up and celebrate with me and my mom. Thank you, everyone, for celebrating my birthday today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Holtermann <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/bakery-denies-refusing-whoopi-goldberg-birthday-order-politics-8744611\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">later confirmed its was her bakery<\/a><\/span> and its distinctive-looking treats that Goldberg called out on air, but she maintained it wasn\u2019t about politics but equipment issues. <\/p>\n<p>The actor, who is originally from New York, nevertheless took to Instagram Thursday to double down on her claim. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt does seem a little odd that when we called a few weeks before my birthday and we were told they couldn\u2019t process the order for my birthday because of an equipment failure,\u201d Goldberg said <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DCXxBAnvQKe\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in the follow-up video<\/a><\/span>. \u201cBut somehow they were able to accept an order of a different 48 of the same dessert when somebody else called without using my name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actor ended the video saying the issue didn\u2019t spoil her special day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all okay, y\u2019all, because I enjoyed my delicious dessert and I had a happy, sweet birthday,\u201d Goldberg said. \u201cNothing better than that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '870613919693099',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/whoopi-goldberg-staten-island-bakery-birthday-dessert-45b9f1ab9da1783eb436c3db161da19d\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 New York City politicians are calling on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for suggesting on air that a local bakery had declined to make \u201cThe View\u201d co-host &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126743\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=126743"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126743\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=126743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=126743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=126743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}