Whoopi Goldberg has claimed an NYC bakery refused to serve her because of her political beliefs — and the 145-year-old eatery has fired back.
On Wednesday’s episode of “The View,” Goldberg and co-hosts Sunny Hostin, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Joy Behar and Sara Haines took a moment to celebrate her 69th birthday.
To mark the special occasion, the ladies indulged in some Charlotte Russe desserts, a New York specialty that the “Ghost” actress said were her mom’s favorite growing up.
But the sweet moment didn’t last, as Goldberg claimed that the bakery, which she chose not to name, declined to take her order due to her left-leaning political views.
The shop was identified by Entertainment Weekly as Holtermann’s Bakery on Staten Island, a family-owned spot loved by locals.
“Now, I should tell you, Charlotte Russe has no political leanings, and the place that made these refused to make them for me,” Goldberg said on the show, prompting strong reactions from the audience and her co-hosts.
“They said that their ovens had gone down, all kinds of stuff,” Goldberg claimed, “but folks went and got them anyway, which is why I’m not telling you who made them.”
Whoopi Goldberg claims NYC bakery
‘refused’ to make her a birthday dessert because of her ‘politics’ pic.twitter.com/q9OjBy7hkd— Simo saadi🇲🇦🇵🇸🇺🇸 (@Simo7809957085) November 14, 2024
The “Sister Act” star added that her order wasn’t taken not because she’s a woman, but rather because “they did not like my politics.”
“But that’s OK because, you know what? Listen, this is my mother’s celebration. Pick these up and celebrate with me and my mom. Thank you everyone for celebrating my birthday today,” she said.
It wasn’t long before the bakery’s owner, Jill Holtermann, denied Goldberg’s claim, telling Entertainment Weekly that “it was not because of political” reasons, but because “we were having trouble with our boilers.”
“I said to Whoopi, ‘I can’t do it right now,’” she told the outlet. “‘We have so many things going on with my boiler,’ because the building is from 1930, so, when she called me, I had no idea [if we could] be baking everything.”
Holtermann said that when Goldberg had ordered the sweet treats for the Nov. 13 episode, the baker “didn’t want to make a commitment that I can’t carry through” as a result of the technical difficulties the bakery was experiencing at the time.
She confirmed that she ultimately made 50 treats, which were picked up at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, and insisted that the error had nothing to do with Goldberg’s politics.
The EGOT winner has never shied away from being vocal against President-elect Donald Trump, whose name she refuses to say aloud on air.
