Whoopi Goldberg bans all talk of 'fartgate' on The View
Whoopi CUSHIONED: ‘Gassy’ Goldberg IMMEDIATELY shuts down all giggles among The View panel after addressing claims she toots on air
- Goldberg, whose stage name is based on a whoopee cushion, has seemingly disturbed several recent tapings of The View with her flatulence
- On Wednesday, however, she sought to quash that narrative by telling her co-hosts and Andy Cohen that it was ‘never an issue’
- Goldberg’s alleged flatulence has been something of a consistent headline for several months, but goes back years
The View host Whoopi Goldberg is trying to put ‘fartgate’ to bed once and for all, claiming she is done speaking about it.
On Wednesday morning’s episode of the daytime talk show, Goldberg – whose stage name was derived from a whoopee cushion – claimed there was ‘never an issue’ with her or anyone else’s flatulence on the show.
‘Before we get started, I want to put something to bed with the two of you [Sunny Hostin and Andy Cohen],’ she said. ‘A sound was made on the table, and that’s what it was. We don’t need to bring it up ever again, anywhere. OK? We’re good?’
Cohen was a guest on Wednesday and apparently Goldberg wanted to clear the air about the issue.
Goldberg attempted to permanently table the issue during Wednesday’s episode of the talk show, when she confronted her co-hosts and Andy Cohen about ‘fartgate’
Goldberg allegedly released a toot on the March 15 episode of the show, during which she audible passed gas. Her co-hosts could not help themselves from cackling on air, as Goldberg was gestured to as the culprit.
Goldberg quickly claimed her fart, saying: ‘That was gas,’ as the audience joined in on the laughter.
Despite appearing to claim the fart, it was later questioned as to whether or not Goldberg has actually made the sound.
During a late April episode of Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live, the Bravo host asked The View co-host Sunny Hostin: ‘Who actually passes gas the most on set?’
She quickly responded, ‘Whoopi!’
Goldberg did not appreciate Hostin and Cohen’s discussion and made as much clear on Wednesday’s episode.
Even prior to Wednesday’s taping, however, Hostin had backtracked on her previous statement.
On Monday’s episode of Andy Cohen’s SiriusXM show, Hostin said: ‘It (fartgate) just turned into this big thing, and so Whoopi said, ‘Why did you tell everybody I fart all the time?’ and I was like, ‘Because you joke about farting all the time, and I’m across from the table.”
‘I just had no idea,’ said Hostin. ‘Thanks a lot [Andy], but I mean, Whoopi and I are very close, so she was okay.’
Cohen apologized to Hostin for potentially causing a rift in her friendship with Goldberg.
Over time, more than several mysterious noises have been picked up by mics on the show.
On the March 21 episode of the show, co-host Sara Haines moved her mug on the desk, resulting in an odd sound.
When Goldberg asked about the sound, Haines said: ‘It’s my glass every time I turn it.’
‘We get blamed for dropping gas when in fact, it’s a cup,’ said Goldberg.
A blushing Andy Cohen places his head in his palm as Goldberg confronts him and Hostin about their discussions of her flatulence
The five View co-hosts have frequently had to laugh off perceived sounds of flatulence in past months
Goldberg’s deflection may or may not be the truth. A source previously told RadarOnline that the 67-year-old’s flatulence issue has been a problem for the show ‘for a while.’
‘It’s been an issue for a while. The ladies will be talking about a serious subject on air when, poof, they hear a sudden noise and they’re assailed by a foul smell. It always seems to come from Whoopi’s end of the table, although she refuses to acknowledge she dealt it!’ said the source.
Previous DailyMail.com reporting revealed that if it is, in fact, Goldberg who is responsible for the show’s less desirable sound effects, it may be due to a poor diet.
Dr. Ahmed Albusoda, a gastroenterologist at The Princess Grace Hospital in London, told DailyMail.com: ‘In general, people with sciatica are less active, which is a risk factor for constipation because there is more fermenting in the stools.
‘They also take painkillers, and a lot of those can cause constipation because they cause more fermentation and gas in the stools.’
The iconic Hollywood star was also diagnosed with sciatica in 2021, leading to her stepping away from the show for a week last summer.
He added that a shift in diet towards more healthy foods and more leafy greens could also cause the bout of flatulence because it shifts bacteria in the gut.
Asked what may be causing Goldberg’s on air ‘hot air’, Dr Jessica Cording, a nutritionist in New York City, also suggested it could be linked to diet.
‘If somebody is experiencing excess amounts of gas, something that might be contributing to that is certain foods,’ she said.
‘Cruciferous vegetables, legumes, lentils that sort of thing… are known to be more gas producing.’
Past moments Whoopi has been accused of flatulence
‘I did NOT fart on air!’: Whoopi Goldberg insists flatulence noise on The View was a ‘sound effect’ she turned into a joke
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