‘Purple’ diss, ‘View’ sees red
TALK about having a different view. We hear the No. 1 show in daytime, “The View,” is upset that the queen of all media, Oprah Winfrey, skipped the long-running show while promoting her latest adaptation of Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple.”
Sources told us the panel show was hoping for a reunion between co-host Whoopi Goldberg and Winfrey — who both starred in the lauded 1985 version of the film.
But that was a “missed opportunity,” because Winfrey didn’t appear on the program.
“‘The View’ is pissed that Oprah avoided ‘The View,’ ” a source frankly put it to Page Six.
Goldberg makes an appearance in the new film, which stars Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson and Danielle Brooks.
Those actors all appeared on the Dec. 13 episode of “The View,” alongside director Blitz Bazawule. But Winfrey, the new film’s producer, did not join them, even though she made the rounds on New York talk shows, including Drew Barrymore’s, bestie Gayle King’s “CBS Mornings” and Sherri Shepherd’s “Sherri.”
Winfrey also made time to discuss her dramatic weight loss with People magazine.
Another source told us that while “The View” usually airs live, the Dec. 13 episode was “taped [Nov. 27], when [Oprah] wasn’t available.”
Goldberg, however, “had an incredible moment with the cast during the segment. Everyone was thrilled with what aired . . . It was a very emotional day for Whoopi. It was a wonderful moment,” that source added.
We’re told Winfrey made up for her absence by recording a special promo for the show’s “favorite things” segment.
“As one of the producers, there have been appearances Ms. Winfrey did not participate in with the cast, and was unable to be in New York when this segment was filmed right after Thanksgiving. She is overjoyed to see the cast have their moment,” a spokesperson for Winfrey’s Harpo production company told us.