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During a “Reality Show Roundup” segment on “The View” Thursday, Barbara Walters made a big confession.

She thinks “The Bachelor” is “stupid.”

“I finally saw this show. It’s an ABC show. They may fire me,” Walters began after watching a clip from Monday’s “Bachelor,” where Ben Flajnik had a very awkward make-out session.

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She continued, “It’s a stupid show. All these gorgeous women are going after this guy who – well, I’m gonna say it – is less than gorgeous.”

“All these women are mad about him,” Walters pointed out, asking “What am I missing?”

Fellow co-host Whoopi Goldberg answered, “You’re missing the fact that these women are just as creepy as the guy is.”

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On Tuesday’s “The View,” Whoopi Goldberg addressed the fart heard ’round the world.

As you’ll recall, during an interview segment on last Friday’s show, Goldberg (seemingly) expelled gas with tremendous force.

Not surprisingly, the video became a huge online draw.

But now Goldberg is saying the big stink was all over nothing!

The co-host swears she made the noise with her mouth, and repeatedly shows a replay to prove her point.

Goldberg says the “little kid” in her was just making a joke and “forgot” she was on television.

Hmm.

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Whoopi Goldberg farted really loudly on “The View” this morning.

While seated for a couch interview segment, Goldberg startled her colleagues and guest Claire Danes with some very audible gas release.

But she kept a sense of humor about it!

“I just blew a little frog outta there!” joked Goldberg.

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Barbara Walters and Whoopi Goldberg used the N-word on “The View” during a discussion of the controversy surrounding Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry.

Over the weekend, it was reported that the Texas governor has longtime ties to hunting grounds located on property that’s been referred to quite offensively as “N*ggerhead.”

Things got intense this morning after “The View” panel began talking about Perry’s disputed past and rival candidate Herman Cain‘s response to it.

ABC bleeped out the full term when Goldberg and Walters used it, but the studio audience gasped and Sherri Shepherd told Walters, “I didn’t like the way you said it” (compared to Goldberg’s use of the charged term).

“I’m not sure if it’s a semantics thing, but it’s something that goes through my body… I probably could never explain the way I feel,” said Shepherd.

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The tension highlights a debate that comes up again and again in journalism and pop culture – Should that word be used when it’s at the heart of a news story being reported?

Should Walters and Goldberg have been allowed to say it on the air?

Should a newspaper or website feel free to print it (as the original Washington Post report did)?

It’s obviously an extremely sensitive issue.

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Whoopi Goldberg has adopted a kitten that last month was shockingly tossed from a moving car onto the Verrazano Bridge in New York.

Incredibly, an Animal Care & Control officer was driving at the time on the bridge when the cat was thrown.

Now, alongside a video of the kitten grooming itself and taking swipes at a toy, Goldberg writes on her Facebook page, “For all of you who remember me on ‘The View’ meeting Verrazano, the kitten who was thrown out the window of a moving car on the Verrazano Bridge. I adopted him and I was finally able to take him home. His nickname is ‘Vinny’.”

Goldberg was among 140 people who sought to adopt the cat.

On “The View,” Goldberg said, “I feel that I should have a conversation with [her other cat] Oliver when I get home, because I think he needs a friend.”

The conversation apparently didn’t go too well.

Goldberg noted on Facebook, “Oliver’s not too happy but Vinny is having the time of his life. I think he’ll get Oliver to come around sooner than later.”

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Lady Gaga, as Gossip Cop reported, co-hosted “The View” today, and her black-and-white houndstooth ensemble (skirt, hat, sunglasses and even note cards) did not disappoint.

The singer sat down with Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, and Barbara Walters to discuss an array of “Hot Topics,” including the passing of Amy Winehouse, Gaga’s drug use, the late Clarence Clemons, health warnings about hot dogs, Tim Gunn‘s remark that Hillary Clinton is confused about her gender, and an Oregon woman who was bounced from a store because she was dressed in a bikini.

About Winehouse, Gaga said, “I’m so devastated, so sad,” and that she could barely speak for the first 48 hours after the singer’s death.

Lady Gaga also noted that the life of a star can be “very lonely,” and shared that she likes to cook. The eccentric star even challenged Behar to a “meatball cook off.”

While Gaga said she no longer does hard drugs, she acknowledged she’s “part of the green club.”

When the topic turned to the health hazards of eating hot dogs, Gaga said, “I do diet — eat really healthful.”

And when everyone discussed Tim Gunn‘s comment that Hillary Clinton seems confused about her gender with all her pantsuits, Gaga chimed in, “He’s being a bully… Hillary Clinton has more important things to worry about than her hemline.”

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Lady Gaga will join Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd as a co-host on “The View” on August 1, the show’s executive producer Bill Geddie announced today.

The singer will sit with the other hosts and weigh in during two segments of “Hot Topics.”

Gaga will also perform her song, “You and I.”

Her appearance kicks off the last week of the hit talk show’s 14th season.

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Mel Gibson broke his silence and spoke for the first time about a variety of subjects, including those infamous taped telephone rants directed at his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva.

“It’s one terribly awful moment in time, said to one person in the span of one day, and doesn’t represent what I truly believe or how I’ve treated people my entire life,” Gibson tells Deadline in a candid interview.

He claims that despite the tenor of the tapes, “I’ve never treated anyone badly or in a discriminatory way based on their gender, race, religion or sexuality – period. I don’t blame some people for thinking that, though, from the garbage they heard on those leaked tapes, which have been edited.”

Gibson feels, “You have to put it all in the proper context of being in an irrationally, heated discussion at the height of a breakdown, trying to get out of a really unhealthy relationship.”

He says he regrets what he said and never thought Grigorieva was taping him. “Who anticipates being recorded? Who anticipates that? Who could anticipate such a personal betrayal?”

And if the scandal means the end of his career, Gibson would be OK with that. “I could easily not act again. It’s not a problem,” he says. In fact, one gets the sense that he regrets having decided when he was younger to become an actor. “If I could make that choice again, I’d make a different choice.”

Mostly, Gibson mourns the “loss of personal anonymity” when one becomes famous, but understands you “can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube.”

While celebrity friends like Whoopi Goldberg and Jodie Foster publicly supported him, he understands why others didn’t come forward. “Why would anyone speak publicly and drag themselves through this crap?” reasons the actor.

Nor is he angry, he claims, with the actors from Hangover II who didn’t want him in the film. “It’s okay. You just have to let that go.”

Gibson says that through his scandals, including his drunken anti-Semitic rant, he tries to remain focused on his work. “There are a lot of people depending on you. There are deadlines to meet and fiscal responsibilities. There are the basics of supporting yourself and those who depend on you and those commitments that you have to co-workers. “

The Oscar winner, who also talks about his upcoming film, The Beaver, sums up, “The main thing is that [the tape scandal] was terribly humiliating and painful for my family, all my kids. “

He says he spoke to all of his kids about the embarrassing recordings, except his daughter with Grigorieva, Lucia, “who is blissfully unaware, thank God. Well, she may be aware of it one day, and at that time, I guess I’ll just address that.”

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According to the National Enquirer, Whoopi Goldberg is “convinced” her days as moderator of “The View” are numbered.

Goldberg has allegedly “racked up” major demerits with boss Barbara Walters for recent “wacky behavior,” such as her tense interactions with guests Bill O’Reilly and Michaele Salahi, as well as blasting the New York Times for leaving her out of a story about black Oscar winners.

“No one has come to Whoopi offering to extend her contract,” explains a so-called “show insider,” who claims that Walters is “definitely tiring of her act” despite the pair’s longtime friendship.

“In a perfect world, Barbara would like to see Elisabeth Hasselbeck replace Whoopi as the show’s leader/moderator,” explains the tabloid’s source, “But you can’t really demote Whoopi without dumping her completely, so…”

Is Goldberg really convinced her contract won’t be renewed?

No.

A rep for “The View” tells Gossip Cop that the Enquirer‘s story is “completely untrue.”

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Denise Richards talks about Charlie Sheen and his troubles on “The View” tomorrow.

Sitting in with Whoopi Goldberg, Barbara Walters, Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Richards was asked about her ex-husband and his infamous exploits.

And since it was taped earlier today, Gossip Cop has a preview.

Below is part of the converation that took place.

BARBARA WALTERS: We can’t have you here without asking a couple of questions.

DENISE RICHARDS: Really? Let me guess what they might be about.

WALTERS: I’m the designated hitter. But you know you were married to Charlie Sheen. You got married in 2002, you were divorced in 2006 and you have two daughters Sam and Lola. All the stuff about Charlie Sheen, the drinking, the booze, and the porn stars, the rehab, talking on television, radio programs. Does any of this surprise you?

RICHARDS: No, I mean it doesn’t. I mean, you know this is Charlie’s lifestyle. He makes no bones about it. And it is what it is.

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WALTERS: If you could just give us one line of what you say to your children.

RICHARDS: What can you say? It’s a very difficult situation in dealing with the subject. This has been something I have dealt with for years. This is not a new situation. There are times where his life is more colorful than others, more public than others, and as the kids get older it’s a difficult thing. I’m learning as I go too. I have never had to deal with this and this was a subject I had hoped to talk with my children about as they got older. But it’s hard. I mean there are books that are out there. One in particular, I’m blanking on the title, it explains addiction to children. There are images and pictures that a child can understand. I don’t know what they fully comprehend from these conversations. They don’t know what some of these things are. So I do the best I can and it’s not easy.

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Whoopi Goldberg pays Bill O’Reilly a visit tonight to talk about her new book… and the infamous October incident in which Goldberg and Joy Behar stormed off the set of “The View” after an explosive argument with O’Reilly.

The two (former) combatants revisited the tense moment and Goldberg talked about what was said in the direct aftermath.

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Tina Fey will be honored tonight as the youngest ever recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center in Washington.

The first female head writer on “Saturday Night Live” and the force behind celebrated sitcom “30 Rock,” Fey will be feted by notables including Steve Martin, Steve Carell, Jon Hamm and Jennifer Hudson.

Fey is the third woman to get the Twain honor, after Lily Tomlin and Whoopi Goldberg.

Other past honorees include Richard Pryor, Bob Newhart, Bill Cosby, and Fey’s “SNL” boss Lorne Michaels.

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According to a PopEater piece, Bill O’Reilly will be back on “The View” “soon.”

Earlier this month, a political discussion with guest O’Reilly became so intense, co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar stormed off the set.

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Afterward, O’Reilly gave his reaction to the incident, as did the gang at “The View.”

PopEater claims that Behar is eager to fight again, but quotes a “friend” as saying that Goldberg “wants no part of [it]” and may be conveniently absent on the day O’Reilly returns.

First things first: Is O’Reilly actually set to come back on the show?

No.

But it has nothing to do with the fight. He simply isn’t making media rounds like he was during heavy promotion for his new book.

A rep for “The View” says the PopEater piece is “completely fabricated,” and there is “not an ounce of truth” to it.

The spokesperson acknowledges that, yes, O’Reilly will likely return at some point in the future — but there is no plan to have him come soon, since there is nothing to promote.

And as for the notion that Goldberg would avoid sitting down with O’Reilly, we’re told that she’s absolutely not going to boycott the show.

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Stephen Colbert stormed off the set on “The View” this morning, mocking Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar‘s walkout last week on Bill O’Reilly.

After joking that bedbugs lurking in the couch was the real reason the women leapt up during the contentious interview with O’Reilly, Colbert defended O’Reilly by saying that the Fox News host “was talking about what felt right” during the debate over the Ground Zero mosque.

That’s when Colbert decided to leave the set.

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Today, “The View” weighed in on last Thursday’s altercation between hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar and guest Bill O’Reilly, and it was almost as lively as the original fireworks.

Sherri Shepherd started off by saying the argument and subsequent walk-off “wasn’t staged,” and that O’Reilly boasted off-camera, “It’s really gonna make your ratings.”

Goldberg then said her objection was “When you say Muslims are responsible for 9/11… Does that mean Muhammad Ali? Because Muhammad Ali is a Muslim.”

She added, “I was glad I left… My threshold was done,” and had Goldberg stayed she says, “[She] was gonna cuss him out.”

Behar agreed, saying that she was “enraged” and felt, “This show is about standing up to the bigotry, so I stood up.”

Barbara Walters, however, had a different view of the incident.

Walters sympathized with her co-hosts’ feelings, noting she thought O’Reilly “was totally wrong,” but the news legend refused to condone their walking off the set.

She said, “We must be able to conversations… without fury, without rage, without screaming, without obscenities, without walking out.”

“You don’t walk out of your home,” Walters felt, stressing, “We must be able to have a conversation and express yourself without adding to the rage.”

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Bill O’Reilly opened “The O’Reilly Factor” tonight by discussing his appearance on “The View” earlier today. An intense political argument about the potential construction of a mosque near Ground Zero led Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar to storm from the set.

On tonight’s program, O’Reilly reflected on the incident and talked about it with Laura Ingraham.

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Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar stormed off the set of “The View” this morning after an explosive argument with guest Bill O’Reilly.

Check out video of the incident below.

This is some pretty extraordinary footage.

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Last month Gossip Cop was saddened to report that Whoopi Goldberg had pulled out of the London production of “Sister Act” after her mother suffered a stroke.

At the time, producers released a statement saying Goldberg was returning to the United States to be with her mother.

But today, on the season premiere of “The View,” Goldberg announced that her mother had sadly died a few days after the stroke.

The reveal came in the show’s opening segment when co-host Barbara Walters said to Goldberg that, “This past August was one of the best times of your life and one of the worst times of your life.”

Goldberg then announced, “My mom passed on the 29th of August.”

The normally comedic Goldberg took on a serious, reflective tone as she discussed her mother, Emma, whom she called “one of the best people I think I’ve had the privilege of knowing.”

Goldberg explained that her mom was a teacher of early education, noting, “I don’t think she quite realized how many lives she touched. She was an extraordinary woman.”

She continued, “And really, my brother and I were very, very lucky to have her in our lives. And so, I’m not sad because she had a great time… I think I’m just sad sometimes because I think who will love me the way that she did? But I realized that my brother and I have each other so we’re okay.”

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Michaele Salahi is reportedly set to make another bold statement.

The woman who crashed a White House party with her husband and earned a spot on “The Real Housewives of D.C.” will pose naked for Playboy, according to TMZ.

Salahi’s revealing shoot will take place later this month, and the socialite is “very excited” about it, reports the site.

She and husband Tareq Salahi gained notoriety last year when they bluffed their way into a White House state dinner and even met President Obama.

Last month, Salahi got into a spat with Whoopi Goldberg, whom she said “hit” her during an appearance on “The View.”

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Whoopi Goldberg has left the London production of “Sister Act” so that she can care for her mother, Emma, who had a stroke.

Goldberg, who was expected to perform in the musical through the end of the month, will instead return to the U.S. today.

The show’s producers released a statement saying, “The thoughts and sincere best wishes of the producers and the entire ‘Sister Act’ company are with her at this difficult time.”

It is unclear whether this will affect the Sept. 7 premiere of “The View,” where Goldberg serves as the moderator.

Gossip Cop has reached out to Goldberg’s rep for comment.

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It’s a war of words between White House crasher Michaele Salahi and Whoopi Goldberg.

Yesterday, Salahi was on “The View” to promote her reality series, “Real Housewives of D.C.,” which airs tonight.

Goldberg was not in the segment, but as the conversation went on and on between Joy Behar, Sherri Shepherd, and the D.C. Housewives, Goldberg stepped onto the show’s set, lightly tapped Salahi’s back, and told her, “Excuse me, can you get back to the White House, please,” meaning she wanted Salahi to return to the subject of how she and her husband Tareq crashed President Obama’s state dinner last fall.

But that wasn’t the end of it.

Later, after hearing that Salahi was claiming she had “hit” her, an exasperated Goldberg went backstage to a room where the Salahis were, and got into a screaming match with the crashers.

If you watch the video – as Gossip Cop – did, you clearly see that Goldberg barely touched Salahi.

A spokesman for the “The View” called the hitting accusation “completely unfounded and erroneous,” and acknowledged, “Whoopi proceeded to defend herself verbally from this baseless claim in a heated exchange” with the Salahis.

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Set your DVRs, ladies…

David Beckham is set to make his first appearance ever on “The View” this Monday.

Two months ago, the soccer star’s wife, Victoria Beckham, co-hosted the show.

It should be fun to watch the ladies of “The View” hitting on chatting with the sports hunk.

Gossip Cop is sure they’ll touch on his boo boo – and by that we mean his torn Achilles tendon.

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Nadya Suleman, better known as “Octomom,” will make her first appearance on “The View” on February 24.

In 2009, single mother Suleman became famous after giving birth to octuplets. She already had six children. Backlash followed when it was discovered Suleman was unemployed and on public assistance.

“View” hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sherri Shepherd, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, and Barbara Walters have discussed Suleman frequently on the program.

“I am elated,” Suleman says. “I am honored. I love ‘The View’ and can’t wait to meet everyone, my heroes. I can’t wait to see New York.”

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Pop sensation Justin Bieber is set to appear on “The View,” live, on Tuesday, March 23.

Bieber will be interviewed and perform the song “Baby,” off his debut album, “My World 2.0.”

The fifteen-year-old recently joined an all-star cast for the 25th anniversary remake of “We Are the World” to benefit relief efforts in Haiti, and has also performed for President and Mrs. Obama.

He will now sing for Whoopi Goldberg.

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“Barbara’s New Beau!!!” reads the headline of a piece about Barbara Walters by Perez Hilton, who adds, “Sources are saying that Bab’s brought Frank Langella to the Literary Lions dinner at the Public Library after also being spotted together in Washington for the Kennedy Center Honors.” (Those “sources,” of course, would be the New York Post, which published the original story that he ripped off.)

Perez then notes, “There’s just one little problem” with Walters “new beau,” and that is… “Frank just happens to be the former lover of Bab’s co-star on The View, Whoopi Goldberg.”

He then ends the item with “Bring on the granny cat fight!!!”

One “little problem” with Perez’s story is that he neglected to mention that in the stolen New York Post piece Walters herself told the paper, “Frank and I have been friends for many years and will continue to be friends for many years, but it’s not a romance.”

And a rep for Walters also reiterated to Gossip Cop that the actor and the “View” host are just “friends.”

Seriously, if Gossip Cop corrected every story that Perez Hilton got wrong, we’d have to replace our overused P-E-R-and Z keys every week at the Apple store.

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In the Strange But True files comes this bit of news: Lady Gaga is slated to perform for Queen Elizabeth II at the annual Royal Variety Performance on December 7 at Blackpool’s Opera House Theatre.

No word yet whether Lady Gaga, who’s known as much for outrageous outfits as she is for her vocals, will tone down her dress for her Royal Highness.

Also slated to perform at the event, which raises money for the Queen’s Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund, are Whoopi Goldberg, Bette Midler and Michael Buble.

Yes, we can just see Her Majesty bopping to “Poker Face.”

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