Fact Check: Did Gordon Ramsay ban Whoopi Goldberg, other 'The View' hosts from his restaurants?
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: A rumor has been circulating on social media platforms claiming that celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey has banned Whoopi Goldberg and other ‘The View’ hosts from his restaurant as they were loud and rude, sparking both mockery and criticism from online users.
Let us analyse the viral rumors and fact-check the claim’s authenticity.
Claim: Gordon Ramsay banned Whoopi Goldberg from his restaurant
According to the viral claim, Gordon Ramsay said there is absolutely no chance that Whoopi Goldberg or the other hosts of 'The View' would ever be allowed to dine at one of his restaurants again, as they were previously removed from one of his restaurants because they were loud, disruptive, and rude to staff two years ago.
Ramsey allegedly said, "My restaurants are fine dining experiences, not some chicken shack. If they want to act like that, they should go to Hooters."
“No hard feelings… just a permanent ban on the obnoxious barbarians,” he said, according to the post.
The rumor has been shared on Facebook and X, garnering hundreds of thousands of views as of this writing.
Fact Check: The claim originated as a satire
However, there is no evidence that the celebrity chef made such a statement against the hosts of the popular show.
A search on Google for the claim yielded no credible results or reports by prominent news and entertainment media outlets. If the claim were true, it would have been widely covered by credible news media outlets in the US, considering the popularity of the people involved.
There are also no reports about the incident at Ramsey’s Hell’s Kitchen restaurant involving Goldberg and other hosts.
Moreover, the claim originated from a popular parody account on Facebook called ‘America’s Last Line of Defense’ which describes itself in the bio as ‘Nothing on this page is real.’
Whoopi Goldberg defends Katie Porter's alleged yelling
The claim surfaced after former California representative Katie Porter got support from Whoopi Goldberg, during renewed focus on allegations regarding Porter's treatment of staff and public confrontations mentioned on The View.
Critics kept voicing concerns about Porter's temperament during California's gubernatorial race. Goldberg defended Porter by stating that people in high-pressure jobs can sometimes lose their temper and criticized what she saw as selective outrage.
“Maybe she does yell at people,” Goldberg said during the episode.
