Where Is Whoopi Goldberg on ‘The View’? Why She’s Missing 2 Shows This Week

Whoopi Goldberg on The View
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Whoopi Goldberg was noticeably missing from her seat at the table during the Thursday, March 20, episode of The View. Cohost Joy Behar addressed Goldberg’s absence at the very beginning of the hour.

“Whoopi is off today,” Behar shared. “I’m sorry. She’ll be back Monday.” That means that Goldberg will also be missing the Friday, March 21, show, and she gave an update on Instagram to explain why.

After appearing on the Wednesday, March 19, episode, Goldberg took to social media to reveal where she was headed next. She shared a photo of herself sitting in the cockpit of an airplane with two pilots and captioned it, “Thanks to two of my favorite pilots and thank you to @delta. You continue to make me comfortable. Next stop Italy for ‘Women in Food.'”

Whoopi Goldberg heading to Italy and missing The View

Whoopi Goldberg/Instagram

Goldberg is being interviewed at the event, which will honor 20 women in food: chefs, innkeepers, winemakers, food writers, managers, producers, and hotel directors/owners. The symposium is dedicated to “women in food, wine, and hospitality,” according to its organizer, Cook. It will be a quick trip for Goldberg since she left on Wednesday and will be back by Monday.

Back in January, Goldberg also missed a few episodes of The View for an international trip. Following Donald Trump‘s inauguration, she headed to Paris for Fashion Week.

“I did a layout, a fashion layout, for a company called Ami, and apparently, it sort of went through the roof, so they invited me to come and be part of their fashion show in Paris,” she shared at the time. “Which I’m going to do because I’ve had so many comments over my career about how odd my looks are and, ‘Why don’t [you] have eyebrows and you’re so weird looking,’ and the ideas of what beauty is and what beauty isn’t.”

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    OliveSnow

    Why is it ANYBODY'S BUSINESS when she comes to work, when she doesn't and WHAT she's doing when she's not there, do YOU pay HER bills.?

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      OliveCone

      I can tell you why! Her and Joy as well as Sunny ,which are none of their real names by the way. They are all evil,and ABC, doesn't have enough money to pay for their loud mouths. Whoopi, hopefully won't be coming back. And now they have the on the weekends. So Joy and Sunny better behave or they're next.

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    OliveCone

    Okay it's our opinion to like or dislike so glad we have choices but what I say is the ones who dislike whatever it is you dislike about her did she ask you for anything she never asked me for nothing one thing I've learned watching her she don't care what you say about her it's her life and she lives it do the same for your life and don't care I think it helps you live longer.

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    GreenBone

    Food? Figures... wish it was permanent! Old has been...

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    PurpleFlame

    Whoopie is definitely not a fashion expert according to the garbage she wears on the show. And how is she included in "Women in food"? She has never, to my knowledge, cooked anything on TV, and doesn't talk about food on The View. She is a phoney, a liar and should move out of the country like she and Joy said they were going to do when Trump won his first presidency.

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    CyanCandy

    It's her business so everything just on with life.god knows where she aln

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    GreenCupcake

    She is so angry and blasts her negativity so personally. it’s just really off-putting when she doesn’t allow for her own mistakes , how can she believe she is always right while sporting such a venemous attitude ?

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    RedWrench

    That's some smile .

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    OlivePaw

    I believe that everyone has a perspective. I respect this. When people become arrogant there become problems with truth, compassion, and constructive or destructive issues. The galaxy has been on her trip for way too long.

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    OliveHelmet

    Food? Plenty.

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    OliveUmbrella

    I truly agree with you. She said something that the majority of people do not agree! She held up a small book to the Screen and, screaming, and I quote, "IT'S IN THE CONSTITUTION" I have read the CONSTITUTION many times so I read it,again.I could not find what she was raving about. But I am certain it was something against OUR President, She always does,

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    CyanDog

    Maybe she is trying to find a place to hide when the Diddy stuff hits the fan �

    just like Ellen and Rosie.

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    CyanPin

    Who cares, as long as she moves on

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    OrangeLamp

    What the heck does she know about food and wine 🙄

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      CyanPin

      Who cares

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    OrangeCherries

    Well, we can definitely see what ISN'T beauty. We're not blind

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    PurpleLeaf

    Maybe she left the country so we don't have to see her anymore. Wouldn't that be great not hear racist rants anymore

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      GreenPretzel

      We can't be that lucky. She will be back spewing her hate next week!

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        OliveCone

        Ding,dong the wicked witch is gone. A B C. Can't afford to pay the 80 billion to Elon Musk. 🤣

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    GreenButton

    She gad to get her bi-weekly ugly treatment.

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