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Whoopi Goldberg suspended for 2 weeks over Holocaust remarks

NEW YORK — Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended for two weeks as co-host of The View because of what the head of ABC News called her "wrong and hurtful comments" about Jews and the Holocaust.

"While Whoopi has apologized, I've asked her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments. The entire ABC News organization stands in solidarity with our Jewish colleagues, friends, family and communities," ABC News President Kim Godwin said in a statement posted Tuesday on Twitter.

The suspension came a day after Goldberg's comment during a discussion on that race was not

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