A sweet, sour moment.
Whoopi Goldberg claimed a New York bakery refused to serve her because of her political beliefs, and the 145-year-old restaurant has now responded.
On Wednesday’s episode of “The view” Goldberg and her co-hosts Sunny Hostin, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Joy Behar and Sara Haines took a moment to celebrate his 69th birthday.
To commemorate the special occasion, the ladies enjoyed some Charlotte Russe desserts that the “Ghost” actress said were her mother’s favorites growing up.
But the sweet moment soon turned sour, when Goldberg claims that the Staten Island bakery, which he chose not to name, initially refused to accept his order because of his left-leaning political views.
The bakery was identified by Entertainment Weekly like Holtermann’s Bakery, a family-friendly place loved by locals.
“Now, I have to tell you, Charlotte Russe is not politically inclined, and the place that made this refused to make it for me,” Goldberg said on the show, drawing strong reactions from the audience and her co-stars.
“They said their ovens were broken, all kinds of things, but people went looking for them anyway, so I don’t tell them who made them.”
The “Sister Act” star added that her order was not taken not because she is a woman, but because “they didn’t like my politics.”
“But it’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 all for celebrating my birthday today,” he added.
It wasn’t long before bakery owner Jill Holtermann refuted Goldberg’s claim, telling Entertainment Weekly that “it wasn’t for political reasons” but because “we were having problems with our boilers.”
“I told Whoopi, ‘I can’t do it right now,’” he told the outlet. “We have so many things to do with my boiler,” because the building is from 1930, so when he called me, I had no idea [if we could] “to be baking everything.”
Holtermann said that when Goldberg ordered the sweets for the Nov. 13 episode, she “didn’t want to make a commitment that I can’t keep” as a result of the technical difficulties the bakery was experiencing at the time.
She confirmed that she ultimately made 50 treats, which were picked up at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, and insisted that the mistake had nothing to do with Goldberg’s politics.
The EGOT winner has never shied away from speaking out against President-elect Donald Trump, whose name she refuses to say out loud on air.
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