EXCLUSIVE: Berlin-based documentary sales specialist Rise and Shine has boarded Ukrainian director Roman Liubyi’s work Iron Butterflies ahead of its world debut in Sundance (Jan 19-29), followed by its European premiere in Berlin.
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Whoopi Goldberg is once again at the center of controversy.
In case you may not recall, the 67-year-old host made some ignorant comments on The View in February, saying that the Holocaust was “not about race,” but rather “about man’s inhumanity to man” that involved “two white groups of people.” Her comments were quickly slammed on social media. The non-profit organization Stop Antisemitism even called her out, tweeting at the time:
Following the backlash, she issued an apology on the show, saying:
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However, she was still suspended from the ABC show for two weeks. And months after the controversy, it appears Whoopi has not learned from her mistakes, as she defended what she said on The View once again! In a new interview with The Times of London published on Saturday, the actress’ controversial comments came up — despite the interviewer Janice Turner being told before the conversation not to discuss the daytime talk show. When the reporter noted that the Nazis believed the Holocaust was about race, Whoopi responded:
She then doubled down on her controversial remarks, saying the Holocaust “wasn’t originally” about race:
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EXCLUSIVE: Berlin-based documentary sales specialist Rise and Shine has boarded Ukrainian director Roman Liubyi’s work Iron Butterflies ahead of its world debut in Sundance (Jan 19-29), followed by its European premiere in Berlin.
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UPDATED with statement: Whoopi Goldberg issued a statement to Deadline today after an interview she did with the Sunday Times of London sparked a strong response from the ADL and other organizations which combat anti-Semitism. In the statement, Goldberg indicates that, in the interview, she was simply recounting what she said earlier this year, not “doubling down on hurtful comments.” She also says plainly that “I believe that the Holocaust was about race, and I am still as sorry now as I was then that I upset, hurt and angered people.”
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