A sweet moment, soured.
Whoopi Goldberg has claimed that an NYC bakery refused to serve her because of her political beliefs — and the 145-year-old eatery has now fired back.
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 her 69th birthday.
To mark the special occasion, the ladies indulged in some Charlotte Russe desserts that the “Ghost” actress said was her mom’s favorite growing up.
But the sweet moment soon turned sour, when Goldberg claims that the Staten Island bakery — which she chose not to name — initially declined to take her order due to her left-leaning political views.
The bakeshop was identified by Entertainment Weekly as Holtermann’s Bakery, a family-owned spot loved by locals.
“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 on the show, prompting strong reactions from the audience and co-stars.
“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.”
The “Sister Act” star added that her order wasn’t taken not because she’s a woman, but rather because “they did not like my politics.”
“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,” she added.
It wasn’t long before the bakery’s owner, Jill Holtermann, refuted Goldberg’s claim, saying telling Entertainment Weekly that “it was not because of political” reasons, but because “we were having trouble with our boilers.”
“I said to Whoopi, ‘I can’t do it right now,’” she told the outlet. “We have so many things going on with my boiler,’ because the building is from 1930, so, when she called me, I had no idea [if we could] be baking everything.”
Holtermann said that when Goldberg had ordered the sweet treats for the Nov. 13 episode, she “didn’t want to make a commitment that I can’t carry through” 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. on Wednesday, and insisted that the error had nothing to do with Goldberg’s politics.
The EGOT winner has never shied away from being vocal against president-elect Donald Trump, whose name she refuses to say aloud on air.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
