LDL. đŹ BREAKING: Whoopi Goldberg Expelled from Screen Actors Guild Amid Allegations of âToxic Behaviorâ âĄ. LDL
Hollywood s reeling after the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) reportedly voted to expel longtime member and talk-show fixture Whoopi Goldberg, citing what insiders called âa pattern of extremist views and toxic outbursts that make even Hollywood uncomfortable.â The move, unprecedented in recent memory, has left Tinseltown split between those cheering the decision and those wondering how on earth Whoopi managed to last this long.
According to several anonymous SAG board members, the decision came after âyears of complaintsâ from actors, crew members, and one intern who says Goldberg once referred to him as âpart of the problemâ simply because he drank black coffee âwithout diversity.â
âSheâs toxic as hell,â one insider allegedly told Variety. âEvery meeting turned into a therapy session about oppression, cancel culture, or how she was single-handedly saving democracy by yelling on morning television. Eventually, people stopped inviting her to lunch â then they stopped inviting her to award shows.â
The tipping point reportedly came after a leaked recording from a private SAG event in which Goldberg called several of her fellow actors âspineless marshmallows wrapped in virtue signaling.â Sources say the remark drew a standing ovation from some and a call for an âemergency ethics reviewâ from others.
Goldbergâs expulsion letter, delivered via email at exactly 3:00 a.m., stated that her âcontinued participation in the Guild is incompatible with the organizationâs commitment to inclusivity, sanity, and pleasant brunch conversations.â
In typical Whoopi fashion, the actress-comedian-turned-talk-show-philosopher didnât take the news quietly. During Thursdayâs episode of The View, Goldberg appeared visibly angry, waving a copy of the letter in the air. âThey canât kick me out of Hollywood,â she shouted. âI am Hollywood!â Moments later, her co-host Joy Behar tried to intervene, only to get caught in the crossfire of a ten-minute rant that reportedly ended with Goldberg muttering, âI shouldâve joined the plumbersâ union instead.â
Viewers called the moment âvintage Whoopi.â
SAG representatives have declined to give specific reasons for the expulsion, though one insider confirmed that the decision was ânot political â at least, not in the way sheâll claim.â Instead, they pointed to âunprofessional behavior,â âhostility toward colleagues,â and âan exhausting need to be the most offended person in any room.â
âSheâs like if Twitter had a soul â and that soul was angry,â another board member said. âAt some point, you just have to say enough is enough.â
Hollywoodâs reaction has been mixed. Several outspoken celebrities took to social media to defend Goldberg, calling her âa truth-teller,â âa legend,â and âthe last woman brave enough to yell at the camera before breakfast.â Others, however, seemed relieved. âThis might be the healthiest thing SAG has ever done,â tweeted one actor. âSheâs been angry since Ghost, and that was three decades ago.â
Meanwhile, conservative commentators online celebrated the news as poetic justice. âWhoopi Goldberg just got canceled by her own people,â one commentator joked. âWelcome to the club, Whoopi. Weâve got coffee and no audience.â
Goldberg, undeterred, has already vowed to fight back. Her publicist announced that she plans to âform her own unionâ â tentatively named the Society for Historically Underappreciated Talk Show Hosts (SHUTS) â to protect outspoken television personalities âfrom unfair treatment by spineless bureaucrats.â
In a later interview, Goldberg doubled down, calling SAGâs leadership âcowards in designer suits.â âThey donât understand art,â she said. âThey just want everyone to smile, nod, and post something about love on Instagram. Thatâs not acting â thatâs marketing!â
Critics noted that Goldbergâs remarks seemed to confirm the Guildâs reasons for expulsion. âSheâs living satire at this point,â one late-night host quipped. âYou canât write material this self-aware â or this delusional.â
Adding to the spectacle, a leaked internal SAG email shows that several members worried about the âopticsâ of removing Goldberg, fearing accusations of sexism or racism. One proposed issuing a statement blaming artificial intelligence instead. Ultimately, the board decided to âtake the hitâ and let the chips â and hashtags â fall where they may.
The hashtag #FreeWhoopi quickly began trending on X (formerly Twitter), though most of the posts under it were jokes. âFree her? From what â brunch?â one user wrote. Another added, âSAG didnât cancel her; they just muted her mic.â
Industry analysts say the episode reflects a growing exhaustion with political preaching in entertainment. âAudiences are tired of celebrities using their platforms as soapboxes,â said one PR consultant. âThey want movies, not monologues. When even Hollywoodâs unions are tired of it, you know the pendulumâs swinging back.â
Rumors are now swirling that Goldbergâs future on The View could also be in jeopardy. Network executives reportedly met behind closed doors following the SAG decision, with one insider claiming producers are âconsidering a fresher energy â maybe someone who smiles once in a while.â Joy Behar was seen leaving the meeting holding a glass of wine and muttering, âLord help us all.â
Despite the controversy, Goldberg still has a loyal base of fans who see her as a victim of âcancel culture cannibalism.â One supporter outside ABC Studios told reporters, âWhoopi speaks her truth, and sometimes the truth hurts. Especially when sheâs yelling it at you before coffee.â
For now, Goldberg says she plans to âtake a step back and focus on peace.â But just hours after making that statement, she was seen outside her Manhattan apartment arguing with a reporter about the difference between âspeaking truth to powerâ and âbeing fired for attitude.â
When asked if she had any regrets, Goldberg smirked and said, âYeah â I regret that the Screen Actors Guild doesnât have a sense of humor. But thatâs what happens when you spend all your time pretending to be other people.â
Whether this marks the end of Whoopiâs Hollywood career or simply her latest reinvention remains to be seen. If history is any indication, sheâll turn this controversy into a monologue, a memoir, or a made-for-TV movie titled Canceled: The Whoopi Goldberg Story.
Until then, the entertainment world waits with morbid curiosity. After all, if even Whoopi Goldberg can be deemed too âtoxicâ for Hollywood, what does that mean for the rest of show business â a town built on drama, ego, and the occasional sanctimonious meltdown?
As one SAG member dryly put it, âIn Hollywood, everyoneâs an extremist until the ratings drop.â

