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Whoopi Goldberg Disagrees with Viola Davis' Emmy Speech: 'There's Plenty of Opportunity'

Whoopi Goldberg responds to Viola Davis' Emmy speech, says, "there's plenty of opportunity."
Whoopi Goldberg Disagrees with Viola Davis' Emmy Speech: 'There's Plenty of Opportunity'
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By Imani Brammer · Updated October 27, 2020
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In a recent interview with BET.com, Whoopi Goldberg was asked: “What are your thoughts on Viola Davis’ speech, ‘the only thing that separates women of color from anybody else is opportunity’ as it relates to your career in particular?”

Goldberg responded, “Well I’m not sure what it means. Opportunity to do what? There’s been plenty of opportunity,” she said.  

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Whoopi doesn’t cosign Viola’s Emmy Speech: “The Truth of the Matter is, there’s been Plenty of Opportunity…” https://t.co/RzRbp8OCAk

— BET (@BET) October 8, 2015

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