{"id":222688,"date":"2026-02-13T20:25:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T20:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/13\/whoopi-goldberg-tries-to-walk-off-the-view-during-olympics-hot-topic\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T20:25:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T20:25:21","slug":"whoopi-goldberg-tries-to-walk-off-the-view-during-olympics-hot-topic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/13\/whoopi-goldberg-tries-to-walk-off-the-view-during-olympics-hot-topic\/","title":{"rendered":"Whoopi Goldberg Tries to Walk Off The View During Olympics Hot Topic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/whoopi-goldberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Whoopi Goldberg<\/strong><\/a><\/span> is interested in going home instead of going for gold.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">During the Thursday, February 12, episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/the-view\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>The View<\/i><\/span><\/a>, Goldberg, 70, appeared unfazed and uninterested when bringing up a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/2026-winter-olympics-athlete-admits-to-affair-on-live-tv-after-medaling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">cheating scandal<\/span><\/a> involving Norwegian Olympic athlete <strong>Sturla Holm L\u00e6greid<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI\u2019m confused by all of this,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6C6mYXSCmaA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">she said<\/span><\/a> before her cohosts took on a more passionate stance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Joy Behar<\/strong> suggested there are red flags when a man is unfaithful early on in a relationship.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/whoopi-goldberg-says-she-cant-afford-to-retire-from-the-view\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/whoopi-goldberg-says-she-cant-afford-to-retire-from-the-view\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Whoopi Goldberg Says She Can&#8217;t Afford to Retire From &#8216;The View&#8217;<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tWhoopi Goldberg says she would love to retire \u2014 but she can\u2019t afford to. The View cohost, 69, has been part of the ABC daytime talk show since 2007, but she isn\u2019t in a rush to slow down as she prepares to turn 70 in November. \u201cWho can afford to do that?\u201d Goldberg responded to [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHe\u2019s with the girl six months, and he\u2019s cheating on her already,\u201d Behar, 83, explained. \u201cIf you are already cheating at six months, that is biology telling you it\u2019s off. It\u2019s wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Sara Haines<\/strong>, however, had a different point of view and suggested that L\u00e6greid, 28, deserves a second chance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cYou\u2019re only in six months, so you might not even care. You\u2019re just evolving,\u201d Haines, 48, explained. \u201cHe may not have fallen as hard for her or realized how much he liked her, so he cheated early. I think it would be a bigger deal if he was with her for years and then he cheated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Ana Navarro<\/strong> quickly caught on to Goldberg\u2019s lack of enthusiasm about the \u201cHot Topics\u201d segment when she reminded the moderator, \u201cStay with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Norwegian Athlete Confesses to Cheating on Girlfriend After Bronze Win | The View\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6C6mYXSCmaA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Sunny Hostin<\/strong> got the audience\u2019s attention even more when she argued L\u00e6greid\u2019s ex-girlfriend should give him a second chance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cBut he loves her! On the world stage, he apologized for his behavior,\u201d Hostin, 57, reminded her cohosts. \u201cDon\u2019t you love that part? Why doesn\u2019t she take him back? I\u2019d give him a second chance. He loves her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Goldberg playfully pretended to get up from her chair and walk off the set when she said, \u201cI\u2019m out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Behar added, \u201cWhoopi, you\u2019re excused. You\u2019re excused from this conversation. Take a nap.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:55.9%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large credit-added wp-image-4252572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whoopi-goldberg-the-view2.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Whoopi Goldberg Tries to Walk Off The View While Debating Norwegian Olympian Cheating Scandal\" width=\"1000\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whoopi-goldberg-the-view2.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whoopi-goldberg-the-view2.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whoopi-goldberg-the-view2.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whoopi-goldberg-the-view2.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whoopi-goldberg-the-view2.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whoopi-goldberg-the-view2.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whoopi-goldberg-the-view2.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whoopi-goldberg-the-view2.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whoopi-goldberg-the-view2.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whoopi-goldberg-the-view2.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whoopi-goldberg-the-view2.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whoopi-goldberg-the-view2.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whoopi-goldberg-the-view2.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whoopi-goldberg-the-view2.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/whoopi-goldberg-the-view2.jpg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of YouTube\/The View<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">L\u00e6greid made headlines after he earned a bronze medal at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/tag\/olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">2026 Winter Olympics<\/span><\/a> in Italy after competing in the men\u2019s 20km biathlon on Tuesday, February 10.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">While speaking with reporters, the Olympian confessed to having an affair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cSix months ago, I met the love of my life, the most beautiful and kindest person in the world. Three months ago, I made the biggest mistake of my life and was unfaithful,\u201d he told Norwegian state broadcaster <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrk.no\/ol\/sturla-holm-laegreid-innrommer-utroskap-pa-direkten_-_-mitt-livs-storste-tabbe-1.17763479\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">NRK<\/span><\/a> in a live interview. \u201cI told her about it a week ago. It\u2019s been the worst week of my life. I had the gold medal in life.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/biggest-olympics-scandals-ever-201452\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Biggest-Olympics-Scandals-Ever.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Biggest Olympics Scandals Ever\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Biggest-Olympics-Scandals-Ever.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/biggest-olympics-scandals-ever-201452\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Look Back at the Biggest Olympics Scandals Ever<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe Olympics may be an event that is all about athletics, but that doesn\u2019t mean that the most shocking things happen during the tournaments. Throughout the years, incidents from doping scandals to terrorist attacks have made headlines for the Olympics beyond the Games. Perhaps one of the most famous scandals came out of the 1994 [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Since L\u00e6greid\u2019s public admission, the athlete\u2019s ex-girlfriend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/winter-olympian-sturla-holm-laegreids-ex-breaks-silence-on-his-affair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has spoken out<\/a> and shared her point of view.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI did not choose to be put in this position, and it hurts to have to be in it,\u201d the unnamed woman told Norwegian outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg.no\/sport\/i\/Gx3rJJ\/sturla-holm-laegreids-kjaereste-snakker-ut-etter-laegreid-melding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>VG<\/i><\/span><\/a> on Wednesday, February 11. \u201cWe have had contact, and he is aware of my opinions on this. [I am grateful] to my family and friends who have embraced me and supported me during this time. Also to everyone else who has thought of me and sympathized, without knowing who I am.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The View<\/i> airs weekdays on ABC. Check your<a href=\"https:\/\/abc.com\/show\/70207ea9-cb32-454b-a519-b40106227e32\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"> local listings online<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/whoopi-goldberg-tries-to-walk-off-the-view-during-olympics-hot-topic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whoopi Goldberg is interested in going home instead of going for gold. During the Thursday, February 12, episode of The View, Goldberg, 70, appeared unfazed and uninterested when bringing up a cheating scandal involving Norwegian Olympic athlete Sturla Holm L\u00e6greid. \u201cI\u2019m confused by all of this,\u201d she said before her cohosts took on a more [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":222690,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-222688","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222688\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/222690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}