An executive producer had to remind the longtime co-host on the air Wednesday that both shows air on ABC, which pays her salary.
when she came to the conclusion that “people like to be judgy.”
“You have ‘Basketball Wives,’ you have the ‘Housewives’ of whatever, all the Bravo shows, giving you the impression that you’re doing something wrong because you’re living your life,” she said on the ABC talk show.“I think that we, as a society, love to watch stuff to judge folks.”Executive producer Brian Teta chimed in during the awkward exchange.The “Sister Act” star, 67, then revealed the exact point in time that she believes audiences became too quick to pass judgment.
“You know, I’ve always thought that the beginning of the downfall of society was with, um, what’s the name of that show I always tell you that?” she asked, turning to executive producer Brian Teta. Evidently, Goldberg had already shared her theory with Teta, 46, off-camera, as he responded, “ABC’s ‘American Idol’?”The studio audience laughed as the producer clearly attempted to remind the EGOT winner that both shows air on the Disney-owned network that pays her salary.“Once we gave people the ability to judge other people, I think we ran amok with it,” she explained. “And it’s gone out of control.
“They invited the public to decide who their person was,” Goldberg continued of the singing competition series.Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty ImagesThe producer subsequently encouraged the longtime panelist to note that “Idol” has “gotten better and you like it now.”
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