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Staten Island bakery customers batter Whoopi Goldberg for dubious claim she wasn’t served over liberal views: ‘Bulls–t’
New Yorkers aren’t letting Whoopi Goldberg’s sourpuss spoil their favorite spot for sweet treats, after she put a local bakery on blast on national TV, alleging they refused to serve her because of her lefty political beliefs.
“I think it’s ridiculous. Why would she come all the way to Staten Island for her cupcake? To make an issue? They’ve been here forever,” Deborah Bernaz, 68, said of the comic’s claims against the beloved 145-year old Holtermann’s Bakery on Staten Island.
“I don’t think it has anything to do with politics. They’re a little Staten Island bakery. I think it’s bulls–t what she’s saying. Leave politics out of the bakery,”
The actress and “The View” co-host went into full victim mode on Wednesday’s broadcast, grousing that Holtermann’s wouldn’t sell her the Charlotte Russe desserts she wanted to celebrate her 68th birthday on the show because of her “politics.”
“Now, I should tell you, Charlotte Russe has no political leanings, and the place that made these refused to make them for me,” Goldberg said, prompting aghast reactions from the audience and co-hosts.
“They said that their ovens had gone down, all kinds of stuff, but folks went and got them anyway, which is why I’m not telling you who made them.”
“They did not like my politics,” she said without evidence.
Nah. Whoopi is so insulated in her echo chamber, nothing will happen to her. She'll be back on The View Monday.
Bring in a real conservative and possibly a libertarian to balance it out.
James Woods comes to mind.
Did he transition?
No, he's still a conservative.
‘Overwhelmed by Support’: NYC Bakery Sells Out After Being Slammed by Whoopi Goldberg
“My birthday dessert today was one of my mom’s favorites from when she was a kid, she talked about these all the time, they’re called Charlotte Russe. It’s a sponge cake with whipped cream and a cherry on top. I should tell you, Charlotte Russe has no political leanings. The place that made these refused to make them for me,” the co-host said during last Wednesday’s episode.
Cast member Sarah Hines then spit out her mouthful of the cake, but Goldberg said “no” and went on to explain further.
“They said that their ovens had gone down, but folks went and got them anyway, which is why I’m not telling you who made them,” she said.
“It’s not… because I’m a woman, but perhaps they did not like my politics,” Goldberg claimed. “But, that’s okay, because you know what, listen, this is my mother’s celebration. Pick these up and celebrate with me and my mom. Thank you everyone for celebrating my birthday today.”
Even though she did not call the business out by name, viewers of the show quickly figured out the desserts came from Holtermann’s — Staten Island’s oldest family-owned bakery.
In a statement to Entertainment Weekly, Jill Holtermann confirmed that Goldberg placed an order about two weeks ago, but denied that it was refused over her politics.
“They’d asked us and we were having trouble with our boilers,” the bakery owner said, explaining that she “didn’t want to make a commitment that I can’t carry through.”
However, she was able to make 50 of the Charlotte Russe desserts that were featured on the View, and added that none of her employees were aware of the political views of those who picked up the order.
“We didn’t know what was going on until somebody called us from Ohio” on Thursday, the bakery owner explained, “and he said, ‘Y’know, there’s this thing with Whoopi Goldberg and the Charlotte Russe cups,” she said, “and I didn’t know what he was talking about.”
Since the drama, Holtermann’s has been completely inundated with orders.
Let's see if Whoopi is back today.