Whoopi Goldberg was publicly accused of defamation on Friday, two days after “The View” co-host suggested a bakery didn’t want to make her birthday desserts due to her left-leaning political views. Goldberg celebrated her 69th birthday on “The View” this week,

"The View" co-host sparked widespread outrage this week when she alleged that the beloved 145-year-old Holtermann’s Bakery on Staten Island declined to make her a batch of Charlotte Russe desserts due to her political beliefs.

Holtermann's has been baking on Staten Island for 146 years. Its many devoted customers call it an institution.

The owner of a Staten Island bakery has rejected claims by “The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg that the establishment refused to serve her because of her views.

New York City politicians are calling on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for suggesting on air that a local bakery had declined to make The View co-host a batch of desserts for her birthday because of he

Holtermann’s Bakery owner Jill Holtermann and other supporters defend the bakery after ‘The View’ personality Whoopi Goldberg accuses the business of denying her service over politics.

Democratic New York state Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton tore into “The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg’s “self-centered” attack on a New York City bakery early Saturday on “Fox and Friends Weekend.” Goldberg claimed Wednesday on “The View” that Holtermann’s Bakery snubbed her cupcake order over her leftist politics.