Whoopi Goldberg falsely threw a bakery under the bus and people are demanding she apologize for the accusations that turned out to be complete nonsense. Even the NYC politicians are getting involved, demanding the apology after Goldberg claimed the bakery wouldn’t make something for her over politics.
It turns out the bakery had boiler issues and didn’t take any orders they couldn’t guarantee they could make. Jill Holtermann, owner of Holtermann’s Bakery, had explained this and it’s now public knowledge that they had boiler issues – but Whoopi Goldberg doesn’t seem to care, or she’s too oblivious to a story that involves her directly.
The politician who got involved is Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella who went to a news conference with Holtermann. He suggested that Goldberg was “making stuff up to suit their needs” and that she should “just say you’re sorry so we can put this behind us.” He didn’t call Whoopi by name, but it’s clear who he’s talking about as Whoopi was the only person involved in this story, besides the bakery.
A report on AP reminds us of what happened with the boiler at Holtermann Bakery: “Fossella explained that the bakery’s decades-old boiler had malfunctioned and had to be replaced, so the store didn’t want to commit to making a large order it couldn’t fulfill.”
Holtermann said her bakery has been thriving with orders ever since Whoopi Goldberg tried smearing them. Holtermann was quoted by AP, saying: “I know how hard my family has worked to keep this business alive… I wish my father was here today to see this.”
