ABC’s The View has welcomed a number of notable stars to the iconic desk over the years and, after their tenures are done, some occasionally reflect on them. Those sentiments can certainly vary and, this past week, former panelist Rosie O’Donnell shared sentiments regarding former co-star Whoopi Goldberg. O’Donnell, who had two stints on the show between 2006 and 2015, claimed that Goldberg tried to prevent Bill Cosby’s rape allegations from being discussed on air. Goldberg herself has yet to respond to the claims, yet fellow series vet Meghan McCain is now backing O’Donnell up.
Bill Cosby’s sexual assault allegations received much media attention when they began to surface in the 2010s. However, during an appearance on Now What? With Brooke Shields, Rosie O’Donnell suggested that Whoopi Goldberg was able to use her behind-the-scenes influence to minimize coverage on The View. Now a columnist for The Daily Mail, Meghan McCain addressed the comments in a piece that was recently published:
