There is something whimsical about a woman of a certain age who can speak her truth and not give a rats a$$ about what any one thinks.
In a new interview with Don Lemon, Whoopi Goldberg is dishing on her very honest views about commitment and marriage.
During the conversation Whoopi said:
The truth of the matter is, I am fundamentally a selfish person and I have found that because I have a wonderful kid you know and a son -in law, and grand kids and a great grand kid, I don’t have time for whole lot of all people you know, so hit and runs are great I don’t mind those, you know but you cant spend the night.
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Whoopi has a new book out
We should note that Whoopi has a new book out called Bits & Pieces: My Mother, My Brother and Me where she opens up about her journey from growing up in the projects of New York City, to her rise to stardom on the heels of her one-woman show, The Spook Show.
According to PEOPLE he actress takes readers along on her rise to stardom, including her Academy Award-winning role in Ghost, and through some of the more difficult moments she’s faced, including her mother’s nervous breakdown, and Goldberg’s experience with drug use.
About her mother’s nervous breakdown
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Goldberg’s mother had a nervous breakdown when Goldberg was a child, which the actress writes about at length in her book.
Goldberg recalls coming home from elementary school one day and finding her mother incoherent. After attempting to talk to her, Goldberg watched as her mother stuck her head in their oven.
The actress grabbed a neighbor, who then called the paramedics. Goldberg learned later that her mother had a nervous breakdown and was sent to Bellevue Hospital in New York.
“She never talked about her feelings. She kept it all contained with a self-sufficient attitude,” Goldberg writes.
Looking back on the incident, Goldberg and her brother both remembered that their mother had been acting differently. Harris was hospitalized for two years, and Goldberg and her brother were left in the care of other relatives.
When Harris returned, Goldberg learned that she underwent experimental electroshock therapy while at the hospital, which affected parts of her memory.
Goldberg writes that her mother told her, “I had no idea who you were. I just knew I never wanted to go back to that hospital. So I had to do everything I could.”
About her drug use
Goldberg also reflects upon her cocaine use during the ‘80s. She writes that because of her previous drug use, she thought that she “could handle the cocaine thing,” and that it wasn’t dangerous.
After a year, Goldberg “fell into the deep well” with the drug, and was a “very high-functioning addict,” before it started to take its toll. The actress explains that cocaine began to affect her work, and that she began to experience hallucinations.
Goldberg had a wake-up call while staying in a hotel in Manhattan for her birthday.
After taking an ounce of cocaine that was given to her, she was sitting on the floor of her closet when she accidentally scared a housekeeper who had entered.
When Goldberg looked at herself in the mirror, she saw that she had cocaine all over her face.
“I was letting something else run my life and take me over,” Goldberg writes. After realizing that she wanted to be better for her daughter Alex, Goldberg worked to stop using it.
