Whoopi Goldberg: I Smoked Pot Before The Oscars

Whoopi Goldberg: I Smoked Pot Before The Oscars

Whoopi Goldberg wasn't just high on excitement the night that she won an Oscar in 1991, she was high on pot, too!

In an old video which surfaced on the Internet today (March 24), the co-host of "The View" admitted she was stoned while accepting the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in "Ghost".


"Smoking cigarettes and pot every now and then are my habits. And I thought, 'I've got to relax.' So I smoked this wonderful joint that was the last of my home grown," Goldberg explained in the video posted by TMZ.

While the actress was poised in her acceptance speech, she says that her mother could tell that she was stoned because of her "glistening eyes" and later called to scold her - "I know you're not supposed to admit that you smoke pot, but I don't drink alcohol," Goldberg says on the tape. "Just because I do it doesn't mean you should."

 

 

 

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Goldberg criticises Franco and Hathaway

Whoopi Goldberg has criticised James Franco and Anne Hathaway's Sunday night Oscar hosting presentation.

Speaking on Monday's episode of The View on ABC, Goldberg said that Franco and Hathaway failed to take charge of the awards show.

"You've got to get people who understand a live show," Goldberg said.

She added: "The first few minutes of that show is yours. You have to recognise two things. You have to recognise - like after Melissa Leo said [the f-word]... when things happen like that you have to be able to come and lift the audience out of their shock and move the show forward. I felt like last night there was no-one in charge."

The comedian continued: "I like James Franco a lot. I like Anne Hathaway a lot. But this is a show that, it's on you to keep it going. It's on you. You have to be able to surf in this show. And I didn't think they surfed as much as they could have."

Goldberg has hosted the Oscars four times.