Baker Responds To Goldberg Comment

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Whoopi Goldberg and a dessert drama? Sounds like an episode of The View tailor-made for the Twitter outrage machine. On Wednesday’s show, Goldberg shared a juicy tidbit that left her co-hosts gasping and one literally spitting out cake. Apparently, a Staten Island bakery declined to whip up a batch of her beloved Charlotte Russe for her birthday, and Whoopi hinted—oh so subtly—that politics might have been the reason. Naturally, the audience was scandalized.

Goldberg explained her predicament, claiming the bakery gave excuses about broken ovens and other logistical woes. But for Whoopi, that wasn’t enough. After all, it couldn’t have been because she’s a woman, right? So the only logical conclusion? The bakery must have had an issue with her politics. Of course! What other explanation could there possibly be?

To her credit, Whoopi didn’t name the bakery, but it didn’t take long for Entertainment Weekly to track it down: Holtermann’s Bakery on Staten Island. And surprise, surprise, the bakery owner, Jill Holtermann, told a very different story. According to Holtermann, the refusal had nothing to do with politics.

Instead, the bakery was dealing with malfunctioning boilers—because, you know, real-life businesses sometimes run into actual logistical problems. Holtermann even told Goldberg directly that she couldn’t take the order due to her equipment issues, adding that she didn’t want to promise something she couldn’t deliver.

Still, Goldberg’s suspicions lingered, casting an unspoken shadow over Holtermann’s reputation. And here’s the kicker: someone else was able to snag the desserts for Whoopi after all—50 of them, to be exact. Holtermann managed to pull off the order despite the boiler troubles, proving that it wasn’t about politics; it was about being realistic about her bakery’s capacity.

What’s fascinating is how quickly Goldberg leapt to the idea that political bias was at play. Imagine the reverse scenario: a conservative celebrity accusing a bakery of refusing service because of their political beliefs. You’d never hear the end of it, with cries of “manufactured outrage” and reminders that businesses can refuse service for almost any reason.

This story isn’t about politics; it’s about perception. Goldberg could’ve celebrated the effort Holtermann’s made despite their challenges. Instead, she tossed out a politically charged implication that got tongues wagging and fingers pointing. But hey, at least she got her cake—and ate it, too.

Here’s the eye-rolling moment:

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