Whoopi Goldberg has served as a moderator on ABC’s The View for almost 20 years, but some fans are starting to wonder if it’s time for the EGOT winner to step away.
The debate began after a fan on the The View Reddit subforum noticed that Goldberg was having difficulty reading the teleprompter while moderating the daytime panel show. While noting they are a “huge fan” of Goldberg, the user said the 70-year-old actress has “been having a really tough time reading the prompter and setting up the stories.”
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