Whoopi Goldberg is setting the record straight after her name was one of thousands of celebrities to appear in the Epstein Files.
“In the name of transparency… my name is in the files,” said Goldberg on Tuesday’s episode of The View . “What does it say, it says, ‘Whoopi needs a plane to get to Monaco, John Lennon’s charity—it should say Julian Lennon’s charity—is paying for it. They don’t want to charter so they’re looking for private owners. Here’s the info.’ And they give all the information and they’re saying, ‘Do you want to offer your G2?’”
Co-host Sunny Hostin then interjected, “It looks like they said ‘no thanks.’” Based on the document, it appears Jeffrey Epstein declined to offer Goldberg his plane.
Joy Behar also chimed in, saying, “So, in other words, anyone can be on this list.”
“This is my point,” Goldberg replied. “Because when I tell you, people are trying to turn me into… I wasn’t his girlfriend, I wasn’t his friend. I was not only too old, but it was at a time where this is just not… you used to have to have facts before you said stuff. I’m getting dragged! People actually believe that I was with him. It’s like honey, come on. Every man that I’ve ever been with, you’ve known about him because either the Enquirer wrote about it. People wrote about this stuff, and no, I didn’t get on the plane.” She also cited her documented fear of flying.
Sara Haines joined in to defend her co-host, noting that Goldberg’s name is one of many famous figures, including Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley, who appear in the files for a variety of reasons.
“A lot of the reasons your name can be mentioned are news articles, third-party emails, contacts,” she said. “Again, wealthy, famous people often cross in professional and social circles, so that’s not the surprising part.”
“The Color Purple” star is one of a few Black public figures to appear on the list. Other people include Chris Tucker, Naomi Campbell, Michael Jackson and Diana Ross.