The bakery owner claimed that Goldberg's order was denied due to "boiler issues"Whoopi Goldberg is doubling down on her claim that a bakery refused to make the sweet treats she tried to order for her birthday“It does seem a little odd that when we called a few weeks before my birthday and we were told they couldn’t process the order for my birthday because of an equipment failure,

On the Wednesday, November 13 episode, the co-host claimed that a Staten Island bakery refused to make her the Charlotte Russe desserts because of her left-leaning political beliefs. Goldberg shared the bold allegation after explaining that the desserts, which she wanted to bring in for everyone at The View, were a tribute to her mother.

Staten Island politicians joined the owner of Holtermann’s Bakery to accuse Whoopi Goldberg of defaming the family-owned business.