For a second, let’s go back to the bombshell book. That’s where Jenny McCarthy spoke candidly about her experience working with Whoopi Goldberg. “The Masked Singer”Intentions of the judge “Ladies Who Punch: The Explosive Inside Story of The View”Goldberg was a strong presence on the show, which was difficult to match. Or speak over. Or you can be heard. “I was able to get a point out in three words — like ‘I don’t agree’ — and that’s all I would be able to say. I would be stepped on or interrupted,”McCarthy claimed. “To me, Whoopi had an addiction to controlling people’s thoughts, their words, the room, the table, your feeling, your mood. She had an addiction to controlling all of it and everybody,”She added that she was not about to make a romantic gesture with the actor due to her strong personality. McCarthy continued to compare her time at “The View”Table “Survivor,”It was suggested that there was an ongoing power struggle between Barbara Walters and Goldberg over who would moderate.
Although it isn’t clear how deep McCarthy and Goldberg’s drama went, viewers noticed that the latter was absent when the show bid farewell to Sherri Shepherd and the former during their last live sit-down in August 2014. Why was she absent? A representative said E! NewsGoldberg had other work commitments that prevented her from attending the farewell episode.