Whoopi Goldberg Suspended From 'The View' for 2 Weeks After Distasteful Holocaust CommentsPAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! After some wounding comments about the Holocaust on The View, Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from her hosting duties for two weeks. The actress has apologised and attempted to explain her words but ABC studios are adamant that action needs to be taken to protect the affected communities. Goldberg is under fire after saying that the Holocaust was not a matter of race since it involved "two groups of white people". After sharing her opinion of the Nazi genocide on The View, the TV personality attempted to explain what she meant but only dug her hole deeper. Recommended for you “You think say you wise”: Burna Boy teases his sister, reveals her age duri... BBC News reports that Goldberg has since apologised a few times but the words seem to have left a lasting impression on the viewers of the show. In her third public apology, Goldberg said: PAY ATTENTION: Subscribe to Digital Talk newsletter to receive must-know business stories and succeed BIG! ABC Studios has released a statement informing the public that Goldberg would be suspended from the talk show for the next two weeks, reports The Guardian. The president of ABC News, Kim Godwin wrote: Recommended for you "Wake up": Young mother buys plenty fried chicken, eats the meat after her... Goldberg, who has been on The View since 2007, made the comments when the ladies on the panel were discussing the Tennessee school board's decision to scrap a Holocaust novel from the curriculum for being too graphic. In other news, Legit.ng reported that Janet Jackson has broken decades worth of privacy to bring fans into her life. The legendary musician has teamed up with Lifetime to film a documentary about every moment that has formed the woman that she is today. Fans are bursting with excitement after catching the extended trailer to the show. 55-Year-old musician Janet Jackson has had a life worth making moves about and she is finally doing just that. The youngest member of the famous Jackson family is opening up about the devastating loss of her world-famous brother, controversial career moments and becoming a mother so late in her life. Source: Legit.ng Whoopi Goldberg has received major backlash for some thoughtless comments she made about the Holocaust on the talk show, The View The celeb has since made an effort to apologise to those she offended with her words but even after three apologies, there are consequences ABC Studios has made the decision to suspend Goldberg from the talk show as both parties find a way forward following the incident PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Legit.ng News on your Facebook News Feed! Subscribe to Digital Talk newsletter to receive must-know business stories and succeed BIG! Legit.ng "Yesterday on the show I misspoke. [The Holocaust] is indeed about race, because Hitler and the Nazis considered the Jews to be an inferior race. Now, words matter, and mine are no exception. I regret my comments and I stand corrected. I also stand with the Jewish people." "Effective immediately, I am suspending Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments."