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Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines Trade Six Slaps on “The View”

4/24/2026

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Whoopi Goldberg and Sara Haines exchanged six slaps on The View on April 23, 2026.
The slaps occurred during a interview about Netflix’s Running Point.
Haines first playfully struck Goldberg’s arm then her hand, prompting Goldberg to return the slaps.
After the sixth slap Justin Theroux asked why they were hitting each other, while Goldberg looked annoyed.
Incident followed March 25, 2026 slap by Goldberg after Haines made an oral-sex joke about Joy Behar.

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Story summary

Whoopi Goldberg and Sara Haines exchanged six slaps on The View on April 23, 2026.
The slaps occurred during a interview about Netflix’s Running Point.
Haines first playfully struck Goldberg’s arm then her hand, prompting Goldberg to return the slaps.
After the sixth slap Justin Theroux asked why they were hitting each other, while Goldberg looked annoyed.
Incident followed March 25, 2026 slap by Goldberg after Haines made an oral-sex joke about Joy Behar.