A New York bakery has responded to Whoopi Goldberg’s claims that it refused to serve her because of her political beliefs.
The View talk show host celebrated her 69th birthday on Wednesday’s episode alongside co-hosts Sunny Hostin, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Joy Behar and Sara Haines bringing a host of delicious treats.
Despite showing off the sweet treats, which were from Holtermann’s Bakery in Staten Island, Whoopi admitted she was left with a bad taste in her mouth from the 145-year-old business, as she alleged they initially refused her service due to their policy. views.
But now, following the shocking on-air accusation, bakery owner Jill Holtermann has responded to the claims and shared the real reason she didn’t promise to fulfill the order.
while talking to Entertainment WeeklyJill denied suggestions that she was unable to complete the order due to Whoopi’s left-wing political views and claimed that the truth was that the bakery had been having problems with its equipment.
A New York bakery has responded to Whoopi Goldberg’s claims that it refused to serve her because of her political beliefs.
He noted that Whoopi had requested the Charlotte Russe dessert, which is a sponge cake topped with whipped cream and a cherry, for a talk show on Nov. 6 and 13.
However, due to ongoing challenges with her team, Jill revealed that she didn’t want to promise anything.
“They had asked us and we were having problems with our boilers,” he said.
Jill noted that she “didn’t want to make a commitment that I couldn’t keep.”
The cake expert confirmed that she was finally able to make about 50 treats, which an unidentified woman picked up on Wednesday at 7:30 a.m.
Jill explained that she didn’t want to commit to the order beforehand because the building she works in is old and there are often technical problems.
She told the outlet: “I told Whoopi, ‘I can’t do it now. We have so many things to do with my boiler,’ because the building is from 1930, so when he called me, I didn’t have the idea (if we could) it would be to bake everything.’
The professional insisted that her initial refusal had nothing to do with Whoopi’s political beliefs.
The View talk show host celebrated her 69th birthday on Wednesday’s episode alongside co-hosts Sunny Hostin, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Joy Behar and Sara Haines.
Despite showing off the sweet treats, which were from Holtermann’s Bakery in Staten Island, Whoopi admitted she was left with a bad taste in her mouth.
But now, following the shocking on-air accusation, bakery owner Jill Holtermann has responded to the claims and shared the real reason she didn’t promise to fulfill the order.
On today’s episode of the show, Whoopi celebrated her birthday with her co-hosts.
As she brought out the cakes she said, “My birthday dessert today was one of my mom’s favorites when she was a kid, she talked about these all the time, they’re called Charlotte Russe.”
‘It’s a sponge cake with whipped cream and a cherry on top. I must tell you that Charlotte Russe has no political leanings. The place that made them refused to make them for me.
‘They said their ovens had broken down, but people went to look for them anyway, so I don’t tell them who made them. It’s not… because I’m a woman, but maybe they didn’t like my politics.
‘But it’s okay, because you know what, listen, this is my mother’s celebration. Pick these up and celebrate with me and my mom. Thank you all for celebrating my birthday today.”
Whoopi has never been shy about publicly sharing her political beliefs and still refuses to say Donald Trump’s name despite his election victory, which her co-hosts have attributed to “uneducated white women.”