Key Points Whoopi Goldberg will be absent from The View all week. The Oscar-winning actress is in Italy receiving an award for her book, Bits and Pieces.

Whoopi Goldberg is facing backlash for comparing life in the U.S. to that in Iran during a heated debate with "The View" co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin. The Oscar-winning actress highlighted ...

Whoopi Goldberg appeared to claim that life in the US is just as bad as life in Iran during a heated clash with her co-host, Alyssa Farah Griffin, on "The View" Wednesday morning.