Joshua Malina has defended Whoopi Goldberg in the aftermath of her comments about the Holocaust.Â
Joshua Malina Defends The View’s Whoopi Goldberg-She ‘Misspoke Or Needed To Clarify Educate Or Discuss’
The talk show host of ‘The View’ generated a lot of controversy when she suggested that Adolf Hitler’s actions in killing a reported 6 million Jews was not based upon race but evil intention.Â
Subsequently, Whoopi was given a 2-week suspension from the show. Although she did apologise for her actions, the very fact of the matter is that her future on the show is uncertain. And yet, for Joshua, he felt that Whoopi had made an innocent mistake.
During an interview with Page Six, he said: “To me, there is a bad person who is a Jew hater, and then there’s Whoopi Goldberg, who misspoke or needed to clarify or educate or discuss.”
As a result, Whoopi has an opportunity to make amends and continue the work that she is known for. Joshua then brought up the example of Mel Gibson, who had been criticised for making anti-semetic remarks in 2006 by way of comparison.
Mel had reportedly been arrested for intoxication after which he was alleged to have stated the following comments to the officer: “F—-ing Jews.
“The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world.” While that did receive a significant amount of backlash, there is no denying that Mel has managed to overcome the criticism and maintain his position within the movie industry.
That way, there is no reason why Whoopi cannot bounce back. Joshua added: “She’s getting a two-week suspension [from ‘The View’], and he [Gibson], every time I turn on my computer, he’s starring in a new movie.
“Apparently, he’s potentially going to direct ‘Lethal Weapon 5.’ Let’s keep our focus on the worst of it. I find it appalling.”
Irrespective of whether or not you agree with Joshua’s comments, the reaction on social media suggested that it was time to draw a line under the sand and move on.
One person wrote: “Lets move on – She has her wrong opinion and that is the end of the story.” Time will tell how this ends for Whoopi.
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