Whoopi Goldberg is being trashed and wrongly so. She is taking a hit on the Web for allegedly defending Mel Gibson's toxic behavior, which is something that she did not do.

On Monday of this week following the release of the first Mel Gibson audio tape, of him ranting, enraged and cursing his ex-girlfriend, and using the "n" word, Ms. Goldberg did not defend Mel Gibson's behavior or his use of the "n" word. She expressed her opinion, based on personal knowledge and dealing with the man, that he is not a racist. With the release of the second Mel Gibson tape on,  Tuesday, in which he confirms his use of domestic violence against his ex-girlfriend, Ms Goldberg referred to Mel Gibson as a jackass, jackassing it, and wondered why the ex-girlfriend waited to go to the police, to report him for physical abuse and for making threats.

Ms. Goldberg, who earlier in life was a victim of an abusive relationship, took the position that threats against women should be reported immediately to the police. The police are capable of dealing with those threats. In an earlier discussion, among the ladies of "The View", the ABC talk show, when the conversation dealt with the allegations against Al Gore. Ms. Goldberg took the same position. And she wondered why women who are violated wait to report the violation. She and the other ladies speculated why the accuser may have waited. Ms. Goldberg, who did not judge the merit of the allegations against Mr. Gore, strongly stated that there is never an excuse for not reporting violations against women, immediately. See the videos.

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