January 15, 2008 -- 'VIEW" co-host Sherri Shepherd went flat- earth again yesterday. Seems she forgot that legendary soul singer Patti LaBelle is black.
During yesterday's talk-around - the first few minutes of "The View" where the show's co-hosts chat about the news of the day - Shepherd mentioned that over the weekend she had attended the Stellar Awards, an awards show for gospel singers. At the show, she met Shirley Caesar, another legendary singer, often referred to as the First Lady of Gospel Music.
"There is a picture of me with Shirley Caesar, who is like the black Patti LaBelle," bragged Shepherd.
There was a second of stunned silence before her co-hosts, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar and even Barbara Walters piled on.
"Patti LaBelle is black!" said Golberg.
"But this one is blacker," joked Behar.
"It's a good thing you're not running for office," said Walters. "Because you'd be considered bigoted right now."
"I'd be in so much trouble," squeaked an embarrassed Shepherd.
Shepherd, who replaced Star Jones this year, has been dropping increasingly strange comments since she began appearing on the show in September. In one instance, she insisted Christianity was older than ancient Greece, and even Judaism. Earlier, she said she didn't know if the world was flat or round.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/01152008/tv/view_rings_belle_658254.htm
I watched this in the gym this morning and just shook my head.
During yesterday's talk-around - the first few minutes of "The View" where the show's co-hosts chat about the news of the day - Shepherd mentioned that over the weekend she had attended the Stellar Awards, an awards show for gospel singers. At the show, she met Shirley Caesar, another legendary singer, often referred to as the First Lady of Gospel Music.
"There is a picture of me with Shirley Caesar, who is like the black Patti LaBelle," bragged Shepherd.
There was a second of stunned silence before her co-hosts, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar and even Barbara Walters piled on.
"Patti LaBelle is black!" said Golberg.
"But this one is blacker," joked Behar.
"It's a good thing you're not running for office," said Walters. "Because you'd be considered bigoted right now."
"I'd be in so much trouble," squeaked an embarrassed Shepherd.
Shepherd, who replaced Star Jones this year, has been dropping increasingly strange comments since she began appearing on the show in September. In one instance, she insisted Christianity was older than ancient Greece, and even Judaism. Earlier, she said she didn't know if the world was flat or round.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/01152008/tv/view_rings_belle_658254.htm
I watched this in the gym this morning and just shook my head.
She should stick to stand up...
Sherri's a comedian/actor she's not running for office or trying to be CEO of Enron.They cant attack Whoopi(yet)because she doesn't give a damn if they get rid of her and Barber knows it, so they are going after Sherri usually plays the background.They need to get rid of that other blonde chick because some of her issue's and arguements are to childish.
