Whoopi Goldberg, the acclaimed EGOT winner and host of "The View," has firmly insisted that she no longer discuss her alleged flatulence incident on the popular daytime talk show.
During Wednesday morning's episode, she made it clear that she felt there was never an issue, to begin with.
"Before we get started, I want to put something to bed with the two of you [Sunny Hostin and Andy Cohen]," stated Goldberg. "A sound was made on the table, and that's what it was. We don't need to bring it up ever again, anywhere. OK? We're good?"
The infamous incident unfolded on March 15 when, according to reports, a conspicuous sound emanated from Goldberg while she was on the show. This prompted her co-hosts to laugh and call her the noise source.
Goldberg quickly responded, saying, "That was gas," which led to even more laughter from the audience. Despite her admission, some still doubted whether it was actually Goldberg who had 'cut the cheese.'
The situation escalated on April 27 during an episode of "Watch What Happens Live." Andy Cohen, the show's host, asked Sunny Hostin, co-host of "The View," who was the most frequent culprit of passing gas on set. Hostin didn't hesitate before responding with, "Whoopi!"
Goldberg, however, was less than amused with Hostin's public revelation. Hostin recounted this during Monday's episode of SiriusXM's "Andy Cohen Live." "It just turned into this big thing, and so Whoopi said, 'Why did you tell everybody I fart all the time?' and I was like, 'Because you joke about farting all the time, and I'm across from the table,'" Hostin revealed. She added, "I can't smell it! Whoever smelt it dealt it, so I just had no idea."
Cohen, also 54, expressed his regret to Hostin for inadvertently causing tension in her relationship with Goldberg.
The situation has even led to changes on the set of "The View." After a co-host's mug made a similar noise to the one previously attributed to Goldberg's flatulence, the show introduced coasters to the table to prevent further misunderstandings.
In an episode, Goldberg made a point of this, stating, "We get blamed for dropping gas when in fact, it's a cup."
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