Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! - Whoopi Goldberg's Controversial Polanski Comments
Episode Date: March 16, 2026Whoopi Goldbergs controversial comments on Roman Polanskis 1977 case resurface, sparking public outrage and renewed debates on celebrity accountability. Despite serving minimal jail time and flee...ing to France, Polanski remains a contentious figure, with new accusations emerging and the victim defending him. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/fbfdf152b057d4f2
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This is Corey, and here's what's trending across entertainment and celebrity news right now.
A old clip from The View has put Whoopi Goldberg back in the spotlight.
In it, she downplays Roman Polanski's 1977 case, where he was charged with drugging and assaulting a 13-year-old girl named.
Samantha Geimer, Polanski, then 43, pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with a minor but fled to Europe before full sentencing.
The 2009 footage shows Goldberg telling co-host,
Sherry Shepherd that the incident wasn't as bad as people made it sound. Shepard pushed back hard,
pointing out the girl was drugged with Quayludes and champagne and only 13 years old. Goldberg insisted
they had been intimate before, but Shepard stressed the victim's age. Pubbit backlash has been
swift since the clip resurfaced on social media. Many fans and critics are calling out Goldberg's
comments as insensitive, reigniting debates about celebrity accountability in old scandals.
Polanski served just 42 days in jail after his plea, then escaped to France, which want extradite him.
Interestingly, Geimer, now an adult, defended him in 2023 and even posed for a photo together.
Meanwhile, another actress, Charlotte Lewis, has accused Polansky of assaulting her at 16 in the early 1980s, a claim he denies.
The story keeps drawing fresh attention to his long history.
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