Whoopi Goldberg 'Went Way Too Far' With Holocaust Claims; Staff Wants Her Fired – Report

ABC insiders want Whoopi Goldberg to be fired following her controversial Holocaust remarks, a report has claimed.

Goldberg, 66, is in hot water after alleging on Monday's episode of "The View" that the Holocaust was "not about race," claiming Nazis and Jews were both white. She later apologized for the comment via Twitter, stating, "I stand corrected," but appeared to double down on her initial claims on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" Monday.

Staffers and fellow hosts on "The View," as well as insiders at Disney, are outraged that Goldberg has not been disciplined over her comment, sources told Page Six.

"ABC staffers and Disney Network execs are saying Whoopi went way too far. And board members are not happy with her apology and want a fuller retraction. The word is that Whoopi is in 'deep s–t,'" one unnamed insider claimed. "Why does Whoopi seemingly get a pass when others don't? Perhaps this time she won't. Many at the network — including her fellow hosts — believe Whoopi is too controversial now for the show."

The source added that the controversy is not going to end anytime soon. Co-host Joy Behar was allegedly heard saying backstage that the "Sister Act" star was "dead wrong" and may never recover from this, the tipster said.

"Joy found this particularly troubling and couldn’t believe Whoopi wouldn't stand corrected until she was forced," the insider continued.

The source went on to claim that others at ABC are "incredulous" and allegedly asking questions like, "How stoned can she be?"

Goldberg's agents are "panicking" that she may have "ruined herself for good," and the actress may also have to worry about potential death threats, according to the Page Six insider.

Goldberg referred to Jews and Nazis as "two groups of white people" during Monday's show, adding that the Holocaust was about "inhumanity" and "not race."

She faced international backlash over the comments, including from the Israeli Consulate General in New York and the Auschwitz Memorial and Anti-Defamation League. The hashtag "#firewhoopi" also started trending on social media.

Following the episode, Goldberg issued an apology via Twitter, writing: "On today's show, I said the Holocaust 'is not about race, but about man's inhumanity to man.' I should have said it is about both."

"As Jonathan Greenblatt from the Anti-Defamation League shared, 'The Holocaust was about the Nazi’s systematic annihilation of the Jewish people — who they deemed to be an inferior race.' I stand corrected," she continued. "The Jewish people around the world have always had my support and that will never waiver [sic]. I'm sorry for the hurt I have caused."

However, when she later appeared on Stephen Colbert's show, she repeated her initial belief that the Holocaust was not about race. She insisted that the Nazis "had issues with ethnicity, not with race."

TV insiders noted that other daytime talk show hosts, such as Sharon Osbourne and Rosie O'Donnell, have been fired for far less controversial comments, according to Page Six.

ABC and Disney have not issued a statement on Goldberg's remarks.