Whoopi Goldbergsays that there is no bad blood between her and Mariah Carey after fans accused Goldberg of body shaming the singer.
During Thursday’s episode ofThe View, Goldberg, along with the other co-hosts, welcomed actor Jerry O’Connell and reflected on Carey’s “Heartbreaker” music video from 20 years ago, where O’Connell played her boyfriend.
As the clip played, Sunny Hostin asked, “That was 20 years ago. Can you believe that?”
In an exclusive statement to PEOPLE, Goldberg says that she was not body shaming Carey.
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“This was just wistful thinking,” she says. “I was not throwing shade or being snarky — just looking back on 20 years. She is a friend of mine. I just saw her Saturday night at the Barbra Streisand concert and we are good. We have no issue.”
Goldberg is back onThe Viewafter struggling with her health earlier this year. She had totake a month-long absencefrom the show while battling pneumonia and sepsis in February. She returned to her co-host seat on March 14, but she had to goback to the hospital in Aprilfor a stomach bug.
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Goldberg told PEOPLE in July thatshe nearly died of pneumoniawhile she was in the hospital, and is “lucky to be alive.”
“The doctor told me, ‘Listen, you’re not going anywhere tomorrow and you’re not going anywhere next week because you arereally sick,’ ” she said. “‘You were this close to dying.’ ”
Goldberg said sheshould have taken her illness more seriously.
“I never thought of pneumonia as something that serious. In my mind I wasn’t that sick. I hope that this is a cautionary tale for people. You have to take the time to take care of yourself.”
source: people.com
