Whoopi Goldberg Slammed “American Idol” On An Episode Of “The View” And It Got Kind Of Awkward
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Whoopi Goldberg Slammed "American Idol" On An Episode Of "The View" And It Got Kind Of Awkward,"We, as a society, love to watch stuff to judge folks."
Whoopi Goldberg Slammed “American Idol” On An Episode Of “The View” And It Got Kind Of Awkward
Whoopi Goldberg apparently has some pretty strong feelings about American Idol.
Eric Mccandless / ABC via Getty ImagesShe even got The View‘s executive producer Brian Teta in on the conversation…and he awkwardly had to try and stop her.
Lorenzo Bevilaqua / Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images“We, as a society, love to watch stuff to judge folks,” she said. “I’ve always thought that the beginning of the downfall of society was with…what’s the name of that show?”
Rob Kim / Getty Images for Tribeca FestivalBrian chimed in to remind Whoopi that the show she was thinking of was American Idol AND that it was on ABC.
Eric Mccandless / ABC via Getty Images“It was not always on ABC. When it began, it was on another network,” Whoopi retorted, referencing the show’s run on FOX from 2002 to 2016.
Heidi Gutman / Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty ImagesShe continued, “I’m gonna tell you why. Once we gave people the ability to judge other people, I think we ran amok with it and it’s gone out of control… They invited the public to decide who that person was.”
Jamie Mccarthy / Getty Images for FLCI feel like at this point Brian must have been completely freaking out off camera because something he did finally caught Whoopi’s eye — and she suddenly stopped.
Lou Rocco / Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images“Did you really just do that?” Whoopi asked Brian, seemingly referring to whatever he did off-camera.
Lou Rocco / ABC via Getty Images“The thing is, we’ve talked about this, it’s gotten better, you like it now, remember?” Brian awkwardly prompted her.
The View / Via youtu.beThe ladies broke out into laughter while trying to cover Whoopi’s tracks, telling ABC that Whoopi was definitely a fan of the show.
The VIew / Via youtu.beWhoopi seemed to have gotten the message too, explaining that Idol has become a “different show” since joining the ABC lineup.
Lou Rocco / Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images“The judges are different,” she said. “When it first began, It was a very different…and ABC knows that I feel like this. I’ve told them, it’s got nothing to do with them.”
Heidi Gutman / Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty ImagesTBD if ABC feels like it has “nothing to do with them” — but I think we can all assume Whoopi won’t be talking about American Idol anymore!
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