NYC politicians call on Whoopi Goldberg to apologise for saying bakery denied order over politics


NEW YORK: New York City politicians are calling on Whoopi Goldberg to apologise 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 her political beliefs.

Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella was among the local leaders and supporters who joined Holtermann’s Bakery owner Jill Holtermann at a news conference Friday (Nov 15) in front of the 145-year-old institution in the city borough of Staten Island.

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