GREAT KILLS, Staten Island (PIX11) — Whoopi Goldberg claimed that a historic bakery on Staten Island wouldn’t fill a dessert request that she’d made because the business didn’t like her politics.
The owner of the bakery, Holtermann’s, said that a major maintenance issue at the business had prevented it from filling any large orders, like Goldberg’s, at that time. Now, people from across Staten Island and way beyond have stepped up to show support for Holtermann’s, and, they said, to send a message of disapproval to Goldberg.
The comedienne, actress and host of the talk show “The View” sparked controversy on the show on Wednesday when she showcased a large tray of what Goldberg called her mother’s favorite dessert. It’s called Charlotte Russe. It’s a small, individual piece of cake with raspberry curd, wrapped in decorative paper, and topped with whipped cream with a maraschino cherry on top.
“The place that made these refused to make them for me,” Goldberg said during a segment on “The View” on Wednesday. “[My] folks went and got them anyway,” Goldberg continued, “which is why I’m not telling you who made them,” she said. “Perhaps they did not like my politics.”