Whoopi Goldberg Slams Suzanne Somers Over Swayze Chemotherapy Comment

Access Hollywood - September 23, 2009 5:09 PM PDT
Story photo: Whoopi Goldberg Slams Suzanne Somers Over Swayze Chemotherapy CommentSuzanne Somers/Patrick SwayzeGetty ImagesAccess Hollywood

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Whoopi Goldberg took aim at Suzanne Somers on Tuesday for comments she reportedly made about the late Patrick Swayze, claiming the actor's chemotherapy -- and not his cancer -- was what killed him.

"In case she doesn't know, Patrick did everything and went everywhere to try and stay healthy as long as he could," "The View" co-host said of her "Ghost" co-star on Wednesday's show.

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"That he's been gone a week and this statement came out is bad timing and bad taste and Suzanne, you know better," Whoopi continued. "And I'm not sure that's not what you meant to do, but you should have thought about it"

Somers came under fire last week for comments she made about Swayze in a new interview with Toronto's National Post.

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"They took this beautiful man and they basically put poison in him," Somers reportedly told National Post columnist Shinan Govani. "Why couldn't they have built him up nutritionally and gotten rid of the toxins in his body?"

Somers - a former cancer survivor herself - responded to incident on her Web site.

"In a casual conversation at a private party (with someone who never identified himself as a reporter) at the Toronto Film Festival last week, I was asked about this beloved actor. It was never my intention to make an official statement about his passing," she wrote in a blog post. "I was not informed or aware I was being interviewed. I would never have been so insensitive as to offer a public statement so close to his untimely passing. I sincerely apologize if my comment has caused any additional pain to his family during this difficult time. I send my deepest condolences for their loss."

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  • Nellarie
    Very sad again that things get all messed up because something was reported or taken from a conversation...Thank you Patrick for surviving so long - my dad had pancreatic cancer and perhaps made it 3 mos after he was diagnosed this was in 1994, so hopefully one day this ravaging cancer will be no more. May there be peace for the Swayze family. (It is sad that people are so rude - ROOSTER)
    report abuseposted September 25, 2009 3:29 PM PDT
  • jazzy g
    people keep salmming hasselback but Whoopi ain't nothing nice either....this show has given her a lot of power that has gone to her head too....don't see much difference between her and rosie odonell nowadays....she needs to chill out and calm down!
    report abuseposted September 25, 2009 3:08 PM PDT
  • LA_Native
    Chemotherapy doesn't solve stage 4 pancreatic cancer either. It might extend one's life, but the quality of life during that extension is poor. If I was in Mr. Swayze's situation, I would have rejected chemotherapy as a treatment option, as I've watched how useless chemotherapy really is in connection with the passing of several friends and relatives.
    report abuseposted September 24, 2009 10:45 PM PDT
  • LA_Native
    Whoopi Goldberg looks like a cross between Yoda and a wildebeast. Who made her Hollywood's moral policewoman? I'm sure there's plenty of dirt in her closet.
    report abuseposted September 24, 2009 10:42 PM PDT
  • Rooster
    Oh, I forgot to add one more thing about Whoopi Goldberg...every morning I flush something down the toilet that is prettier looking than that windbag!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
    report abuseposted September 24, 2009 6:33 PM PDT
  • Rooster
    Actually, Sara, I think that Whoopi Goldberg (what a STUPID name) should have his prostate gland checked regularly!!! Whoopi Goldberg IS a cancer...and a mighty UGLY one at that!!!
    report abuseposted September 24, 2009 6:32 PM PDT
  • Sara
    Goldberg made one movie with Patrick, that does not make her his spokesman. She seems to think she is an authority on everything in this world since joining that little Dog & Pony show called The View. She should spend more time taking care of her appearance, she is a mess... So don't bother talking down to others Whoopi, your the last one to call the kettle black.
    report abuseposted September 24, 2009 5:58 PM PDT
  • charlotte
    rooster, you need serious mental help. wow. you're a total douch
    report abuseposted September 23, 2009 11:40 PM PDT
  • Rooster
    My favorite picture/memory of Patrick Swayze is when he weighed 105 pounds...in the picture I'm thinking of, he had puked all over his leather jacket...it's a short life and a merry one (especially when "you're cured"), right, Patrick? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
    report abuseposted September 23, 2009 9:05 PM PDT
  • Ms M
    You know Suzanne, God has a time for everyone. Because you survived as long as you did everyones it's different for others. You should be careful who you speak to at all times, your mouth can get you in trouble.
    report abuseposted September 23, 2009 6:37 PM PDT
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