‘The View': Whoopi Goldberg Insists Will Smith Was Asked to Leave Oscars After Slap (Video)
not Packer,” Whoopi added of Oscars producer Will Packer.The discussion spanned two segments, with host Joy Behar pointing out after the commercial break that Whoopi is in fact an Academy governor. Behar then questioned why Whoopi hasn’t had more to say on the incident.“Well I can’t, because I’m not their spokesperson, and everything they had to say, they’ve said,” Whoopi replied.At that point, “The View” producer Brian Teta informed the women that, in a new report released by Variety this morning, it was said that the Academy never actually asked Smith to leave, despite their statement on Wednesday.“Well he actually was,” Whoopi immediately said.