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The Color Purple star Whoopi Goldberg underwent a soothing transition. The actress lost her weight, and she revealed the secret behind her weight-loss journey. The actress gained weight while producing and acting in the biographical drama “Till”. She shared insights into her weight-loss journey, said that she used a drug to slim down herself.  She revealed in Dailytime Talk show that she used Mounjaro-type 2 Diabetes medication. She said, “”I will tell you, I weighed almost 300 pounds when I made Till. I had…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeWhoopi Goldberg has defended Malia Obama’s decision to ditch her famous last name for her creative projects.Last month, the eldest daughter of former US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama premiered her debut short film, The Heart, at the Sundance Film Festival. The 18-minute short starring Tunde Adebimpe and Latonya Borsay, is written and directed by the 25-year-old.…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeWhoopi Goldberg has offered her take on the debate of whether Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig unfairly missed out on receiving Oscars recognition.The nominations for the 96th Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday (23 January), in a Los Angeles ceremony hosted by Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid.In what came as a shock to many, the summer 2023 blockbuster Barbie was not recognised in the…

Actor Whoopi Goldberg believes there's no such thing as Oscar snubs, as Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig missed out on the Oscars 2024 nominations for Barbie. Amid the uproar about the same, Whoopi told on The View, as per Entertainment Weekly, that not everyone can win. Whoopi is not only an Academy Award winner for Ghost, but hosted the ceremony four times and has also been a part of the Academy board. Also read: America Ferrera reacts to her Oscar nomination Whoopi Goldberg on Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig's…

Nearly a decade after the world bid farewell to the comedic genius Robin Williams, millions of fans, friends, and family still feel the void left by his absence. In a moving tribute during the 46th annual Kennedy Center Honors, Whoopi Goldberg emotionally honored her longtime friend and fellow comedian/actor, Billy Crystal. The poignant moment saw both Goldberg and the City Slickers actor holding back tears as she paid homage to the late great actor, funny man, and their mutual friend.In the video shared on CBS's…

The Color Purple 2023 remake, directed by Blitz Bazawule, was released theatrically on December 25. The coming-of-age musical period drama film first premiered in London on November 20. Its star-studded cast includes Taraji P. Henson and Halle Bailey, among several other A-listers. Whoopi Goldberg, who portrayed Celie in the original 1985 film, made a surprise cameo. However, she was absent during the film's premiere, giving rise to speculation about a possible feud between The View host and Oprah Winfrey, who produced…

For the next few weeks, TechCrunch’s robotics newsletter Actuator will be running Q&As with some of the top minds in robotics. Subscribe here for future updates. Part 1: CMU’s Matthew Johnson-RobersonPart 2: Toyota Research Institute’s Max Bajracharya and Russ TedrakePart 3: Meta’s Dhruv BatraPart 4: Boston Dynamics’ Aaron Saunders Ken Goldberg is a professor and the William S. Floyd Jr. Distinguished Chair in Engineering at UC Berkeley, a co-founder and chief scientist at robotics parcel sorting startup…

Actress-comedian Whoopi Goldberg remembered her late brother as she turned 68. The ‘View’ host rang in her 68th birthday on the episode of the daytime talk show by gifting her fellow co-hosts with some of her favourite things. “It is my birthday and I want to get the celebration started and there’s no better way to do that than with one of my favorite things than my Prosecco,” Whoopi shared. “I didn’t know you had to bring gifts when it was your birthday. Sorry, guys,”…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeWhoopi Goldberg has defended the new Barbie film against conservative backlash.On her ABC chat show The View on Tuesday (25 July), Goldberg, 67, shared clips of right-wing commentators including Ted Cruz and Ben Shapiro criticising the new Greta Gerwig comedy.Republican Texas senator Cruz accused the filmmakers of “trying to kiss up to the Chinese communist party” (over the movie’s…

Turns out, Whoopi Goldberg is a gamer, and she’s not holding back opinions on her favorite video game franchise, “Diablo.” “This is me kvetching about my favorite game, ‘Diablo,'” Goldberg said in an Instagram video posted Wednesday, in which she urged Blizzard to consider releasing a Mac-friendly port of “Diablo 4.” Sylized as “Diablo IV,” the game marks the latest entry in one of the most famous action roleplaying franchises on the market. “Allow us to play on the Apple,” Goldberg said, repeating her…