14 DAY TRIAL // The Tiger Woods controversy, with its vague aroma of domestic abuse, cheating allegations and talk back and forth of how one’s personal life should impact one’s professional career, is ideal material for television and the press. Whoopi Goldberg seems to be the only one to disagree, saying on The View the story had her “bored out of her mind” and faking walking off, the Examiner informs.
It was Whoopi who brought up the topic of Woods, in light of yet another woman stepping forward to claim having been his mistress at some point in time. As the other hosts of the show, Joy Behar, Sherri Shepherd, Elizabeth Hassleback and Barbara Walters, debated on whether Woods should have his endorsements pulled, Whoopi made it clear that she did not wish to partake in the discussion.
“I am bored out of my mind. But here is my absolute honest opinion. Whether they get back together or not, is not going to put any food on my table. Whether they come.... Whether he, things, his endorsements get gone, is not going to make sure that my child is doing all the stuff that she is supposed to be doing.” Goldberg said. Walters then pointed out to her that, first, she had brought the topic up and, secondly, that none of the stories they discussed actually put food on their table, suggesting that she should go home if she had nothing to say. Whoopi’s response to this was to get up and head for the exit.
Walters summoned her back, asking her what it was precisely that had gotten her so upset and so opposed to the idea of discussing the one topic that was at the moment in all the newspapers and on everybody’s lips. Perhaps knowing Woods’ earlier plea for privacy, as well as how much he truly valued it, the actress launched on a heated argument on how people should not judge him for what he did in his personal life, but rather by how good a sportsman he was. Tiger Woods was a role model for the things he’d achieved on the course and not because he allegedly cheated on his wife, Goldberg also said.
“My point is that for me, one of those subjects where people demand that you live up to their expectations is outrageous. And when you are talking about someone who is a role model, you want to emulate him, you want to be as good a golfer as him, you want to be as good as him on the green, on the course, ok, I understand that you want to follow that, but you cannot, there are too many human beings out here, that are looking at us, saying : ‘I want you to be like this because I want to be like you.’” Whoopi explained.