"Stop being a fool!" Whoopi Goldberg attacks Dominic Thiem
Are you all crazy now? The theater around Dominic Thiem , Serena Williams and the interrupted press conference has now spilled over to the USA - with crazy statements. A commentary by Florian Goosmann.
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Jun 04, 2019, 06:02 pm
Because now US actress Whoopi Goldberg ("Sister Act") started on Dominic Thiem ! In her talk show "The View" she jumped to the side of Williams and mocked Thiem: "Listen, man! Nobody knows who you are!"
And it went on: "You may be big in the tennis world. But it is a big thing when it blows out so early. People want to know what happened and how she is doing!"
Thiem had been asked to leave the room on Saturday during his press conference because Williams wanted to leave as soon as possible after her defeat. Thiem had accused Williams of a "bad personality" in conversation with Eurosport. Federer or Nadal would never have behaved like this, he said. However, whether Williams had known that Thiem was speaking is still unclear. The ITF has now apologized to Thiem, and the issue shines through for him too.
"We don't know who you are"
The ladies at "The View" didn't seem to care about details, however. Co-moderator Ana Navarro continued to Thiem: "Serena Williams is in a class of its own. You may be the king of tennis at some point. But we currently do not know who you are."
The next co-moderator, Sunny Hostin, was also surprised that Roger Federer was on Thiem's side. "He should know better. Serena Williams is the Queen." Only the fourth in the group, Tara Setmayer, dared to object, but Goldberg prevented it.
Our humble opinion of the ladies from "The View": Just shut up if you have no idea.