The View host Whoopi Goldberg did not hold back during the live taping of Tuesday’s episode when she jumped out of her seat and gave one particular audience member a telling off after noticing he was filming the panel.
Just five minutes into the episode, while Whoopi, 68, and her cohosts discussed the news that a New York appeals court had agreed to slash the bond in Donald Trump’s fraud case, the Sister Act star interrupted Sunny Hostin mid-sentence to call out the man.
‘Hold on,’ she said to Sunny, as she stood up and walked over to the left side of the ABC studio, before telling the mystery male: ‘Sir, I have to stop you with the camera because I can see you. So do me a favor, don’t pull it out again. I’d appreciate that, thank you.’
As Whoopi walked back to her seat, some members of the audience started applauding her and said, ‘thank you,’ as Joy Behar asked: ‘What was he doing?’ to which Sara Haines replied: ‘Recording.’
The View’s moderator Whoopi Goldberg was not impressed during Tuesday’s show when she spotted a man filming them
The 68-year-old star jumped out of her seat mid discussion about Donald Trump
Whoopi started walking over to the other side of the studio as her cohosts looked confused
Whoopi scolded a man in the audience for using his phone to record them and warned him ‘don’t pull it out again’
Viewers tuning in at home thought it was hilarious that Whoopi halted the live show to reprimand the individual and took to X, formerly Twitter, to share their thoughts.
‘Not Whoopi going into mother mode and telling that man to put his camera up! #TheView,’ one person posted.
Another said: ‘Get him Whoopi,’ while a third commented: ‘I’m glad Whoopi didn’t wait until commercial to address that man. Hopefully she deterred any other fool from trying to sneak record the show.’
A fourth person joked: ‘Whoopi was like, Sir, I was on Star Trek. I zoom in like a binocular. I can see you. Put it down fast before I call the Ghostbusters!’
Other fans of The View claimed that the Academy Award winner wasn’t in a good mood and was ‘snapping’ at various people.
‘Whoopi is really angry today!! Hope she’s okay!’ one person said.
‘Whoopi is fired tf (the f***) up the way she be talking to the producers and whoever on the side is hilarious,’ another viewer suggested.
‘So #Whoopi is the security, the moderator, the producer, the stage manager and one cranky woman this morning,’ a third claimed.
Some viewers tuning in at home accused Whoopi of being ‘really angry’ on Tuesday
The Sister Act star did not hold back as she hosted the show alongside Sara Haines
Viewers took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to comment on the awkward moment
One fan of The View referred to the mystery man as a ‘fool’ and praised Whoopi for what she did
Someone else joked that Whoopi could ‘zoom in like a binocular’
And a fourth person warned: ‘Whoopi’s NOT in the bs (bulls***) mood today!!!! Mama is snapping quick on y’all!!!! Tread lightly!!’
They appeared to be referring to a moment a few minutes later, when Whoopi snapped at one of the crew members behind the camera who may have been trying to hurry her along.
‘I’m gonna get to her, my God guys! I’m going to get to her! May I finish my point or you want me to just jump now?’ she said, referring to Sunny, 55, who had a legal note to read out.
‘Whoopi is not in the mood today for your shenanigans!’ Joy, 81, joked, as Whoopi fired back: ‘I’m not! You know, I’m trying to do everything everybody wants but… never mind.’
