Whoopi Goldberg: Mel Gibson is not a racist

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Comedian and ‘The View’ co-host Whoopi Goldberg declared that Mel Gibson is not a racist, as she and the rest of the daytime panel on Monday discussed recently released tapes allegedly featuring the actor -- including one in which a racial slur is used.

‘I know Mel, and I know he’s not a racist,’ Goldberg said. ‘He may be a bonehead.’

Joy Behar was not of the same mind (check out their debate by clicking on the video above).

‘Give me a break, you’re an anti-Semite, you’re a misogynist, and you’re a racist!’ Behar said of Gibson, referencing the audio tapes and the remarks Gibson made during a 2006 arrest for DUI.

‘I can’t sit and say that he’s a racist,’ Goldberg said, ‘having spent time with him in my house with my kids.’

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-- Matt Donnelly

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