Whoopi Goldberg Dramatically Slumps Over ‘The View’ Desk Amid Reluctant Chat About J.Lo and Ben Affleck
During Thursday’s episode of The View, co-host Whoopi Goldberg couldn’t hide her exhaustion — emotional and otherwise — as the panel reluctantly shifted to the latest celebrity breakup: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck. Visibly unenthused, Goldberg slumped forward and collapsed onto the Hot Topics table, much to the concern of Sara Haines, who quickly reached over to help her up.
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Tensions in the show’s metaphorical War Room™ hit critical levels as the group was forced to dissect the headline-grabbing split of Lopez and Affleck — a couple who rekindled their early-2000s romance, tied the knot in 2022, and finalized their separation by 2025.
Only moments earlier, the show had been deep in discussions about national affairs and Pete Hegseth’s security controversy. But the switch to Hollywood heartbreak proved too much for Goldberg.
Joy Behar mused that “sometimes people just drift apart,” while Sunny Hostin lamented, “But wasn’t this supposed to be the great love story?” That comment nearly triggered an emotional collapse — or perhaps an existential crisis — from Goldberg.
“You said it was true love,” Goldberg fired back, clearly unimpressed. “No one else here was buying that fantasy.”
Still holding out hope, Hostin replied, “Maybe it was true love… something just went wrong.”
Behar, rolling her eyes, dismissed it all with a dry “Oh, please.” At that point, Goldberg let her head drop onto the table in pure protest, looking as if the mere mention of celebrity romance had drained her will to live.
Haines leaned in to provide support, while Goldberg, never one to miss a beat, rang her infamous desk bell — perhaps calling for an end to the segment or divine intervention.
Mercifully, a commercial break swooped in like a rescue helicopter, bringing Goldberg (and the rest of the studio) back from the brink.
Meanwhile, Ben Affleck addressed the breakup in a recent GQ interview, stating plainly: “There’s no scandal or drama. It’s just life. Relationships are complicated, and sometimes, things don’t work out the way we hope.”
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