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A 145-year-old bakery in Staten Island needs an apology from Whoopi Goldberg … as a result of they are saying her declare they denied her order over her left-leaning politics could not be farther from the reality.
Here is the deal … Whoopi had Charlotte Russe — the dessert, not the shop — on “The View” this week as a candy deal with for her 69th birthday, and in the course of the section, she mentioned she would not identify the bakery that made the truffles, as a result of she felt they initially refused to make them for her … as a result of they did not like her politics.
11/13/24
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Whoopi instructed the viewers the bakery blamed their ovens when she tried and did not pre-order some Charlotte Russe truffles … however she mentioned somebody from the present was in a position to go over to the bakery and choose up the grub on the morning of her birthday, main her to suspect her assist for Kamala Harris was the true wrongdoer.
Holtermann’s Bakery on Staten Island got here out and mentioned they’re the bakery Whoopi is referencing … with proprietor Jill Holtermann telling Entertainment Weekly they have been having a problem with their boilers and that is why she did not wish to decide to fulfilling Whoopi’s pre-order.
On Friday, the bakery had a press convention to push again in opposition to Whoopi … with Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella accusing Whoopi of defaming the Holtermann household and demanding an apology.
Jill additionally took the mic, saying her bakery has seen an outpouring of assist within the wake of Whoopi’s assault … noting of us from as distant as Alabama have been sending donations.
We reached out to the bakery to see if they’re planning authorized motion, and we additionally reached out to Whoopi’s camp … up to now no phrase again.
