Whoopi Goldberg Reveals Shocking Details Of Cocaine Addiction & Hollywood Parties Where ‘Everyone Partook’
05.05.2024 - 21:51
/ perezhilton.com
Whoopi Goldberg is shedding light on her cocaine addiction in her early years.
Ahead of the release of her new memoir Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me, out on Tuesday, details of her party habits in the ‘80s have trickled out… And let’s just say she’s come a long way.
In an excerpt obtained by Page Six on Sunday, Whoopi wrote:
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According to The US Sun, the Little Rascals star battled a heroin addiction but managed to beat it with the help of her first husband Alvin Martin, who was also her drug counselor. But after she relocated from New York to California in the ’80s to pursue her acting career, she spiraled into cocaine use at Hollywood parties. She wrote, per Page Six:
Jeez…
The 68-year-old claimed that people at the parties were “very relaxed” and that “everyone partook” because cops wouldn’t raid the home of a “big-time producer or actor.”
That’s WILD. She also said she felt cocaine use wasn’t as “dangerous” in comparison to heroin, and that its accessibility led her down a troubled path.
The Sister Act star said she managed to continue working while hiding her addiction, until the drug began to “kick [her] ass.” She recalled one night in particular where she was paralyzed in fear while laying down because she believed some sort of monster was lurking underneath her bed. She wrote:
Oof. But that wasn’t the moment she decided she needed to kick the habit… That came later.
Whoopi revealed she had a “slap in the face moment” while staying at a luxurious hotel in Manhattan. Apparently, she was doing coke in the closet when a maid opened the door and screamed in fear. Whoopi ran out to explain herself but said she caught a