In what might be the most bizarre twist of daytime television drama this year, The View’s veteran moderator Whoopi Goldberg has found herself at the center of an unexpected media firestorm — and it all started with one word: Tesla.
Eyewitnesses in Los Angeles reported seeing the Oscar-winning actress-turned-political-commentator stepping out of a sleek black Tesla Model X last weekend. What seemed like a harmless moment has spiraled into a swirling hurricane of accusations, internal drama, and social media speculation that could jeopardize her role on ABC’s hit daytime show — and, some say, even her citizenship.
According to multiple anonymous sources close to the production, tensions on The View have reached a boiling point. “It’s not just about the car,” says one insider. “There’s a deep suspicion among the co-hosts and production team that Whoopi is aligning herself with Elon Musk in a bid to overhaul or even dismantle the show’s liberal legacy.”
Let’s break down how one car ride might be turning into a full-blown cultural coup.
🚗 The Tesla That Launched a Thousand Conspiracies
At the center of this controversy is a Model X — reportedly custom-wrapped in matte black with subtle gold trim. Paparazzi snapped a blurry photo of Goldberg exiting the vehicle in West Hollywood, sunglasses on, no driver in sight. Moments later, an Instagram story surfaced showing the same Tesla parked outside a SpaceX satellite office.
Within hours, #WhoopiXElon trended on X (formerly Twitter), and rumors began to fly: Was Goldberg collaborating with Musk on a secret media project? Was she planning to create a rival talk show using X’s video platform? Or, more outrageously, was Musk recruiting Goldberg to bring The View “to its knees”?
What was once daytime chatter turned into prime-time intrigue.
💥 Mutiny at The View: Behind the Scenes Fallout
Internally, things have reportedly turned sour — fast.
“Sunny [Hostin] won’t even sit next to her in the production meetings anymore,” claimed another source. “Joy [Behar] tried to laugh it off at first, but now she’s asking whether Whoopi is trying to ‘Muskify’ the show.” Reports suggest that production staff were told to stop bringing up Tesla-related topics in pre-show briefings to avoid flare-ups.
Tensions exploded last Thursday during a segment on billionaire influence in American media. When Goldberg joked, “Maybe I should start a media empire of my own — give Elon a run for his money,” co-host Ana Navarro allegedly replied under her breath: “Maybe you already are.”
Yikes.
🤖 The Musk Connection: Coincidence or Collusion?
Theories abound about Goldberg’s possible alliance with Elon Musk — many of them thin, some of them wild, but all of them click-worthy.
Among the claims making the rounds:
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Theory 1: Whoopi is consulting with Musk on a new “free speech media platform” to counterbalance mainstream shows like The View.
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Theory 2: Musk offered Goldberg a deal to host a live, unfiltered talk show exclusively on X, where she’d have creative control and no FCC oversight.
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Theory 3: The Tesla sighting was a soft-launch of Whoopi’s own “influencer pivot,” with Musk offering to back her in exchange for brand loyalty.
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Theory 4 (the most outlandish): Whoopi has already invested in Neuralink and plans to stream her consciousness directly into viewers’ smart TVs.
While none of these have been confirmed, the timing of the Tesla photo — paired with Musk’s recent trolling of The View as “state-sponsored daytime drama” — has added fuel to the speculative bonfire.
🛫 “Go Back to Wakanda”: Whoopi Pressured to Leave the Country?
Perhaps the most disturbing part of this saga is how quickly online discourse has devolved into full-blown vitriol. A number of X accounts — including some with blue checkmarks — began calling for Whoopi to “leave the U.S. if she hates it so much.”
Some far-right influencers sarcastically suggested she move to a “Musk-sponsored Mars colony.” Others invoked Goldberg’s past controversies, including her suspension from The View in 2022 over Holocaust remarks, suggesting this was “strike three.”
In a now-deleted tweet, conservative commentator Chad Kellerman wrote: “If Whoopi is Team Elon, she can start packing. There’s no room for Hollywood elites in our fight for real freedom.”
The backlash hasn’t been limited to the digital world. According to TMZ, Goldberg’s representatives have filed multiple online harassment reports over the past week.
🎭 Goldberg Responds — Kind Of
So what does Whoopi have to say about all this? In classic Whoopi fashion: not much.
On Monday’s episode of The View, Goldberg addressed the elephant in the room with a cryptic monologue: “If I take a ride in a spaceship or a potato sack, people will think I’m planning a revolution. Maybe I am. Maybe I’m just trying to get to lunch.”
Fans are divided — was it a joke? Was it confirmation?
“I love Whoopi, but I don’t know if she’s messing with us or planning something big,” one viewer wrote on Reddit. “Either way, I’d watch the hell out of it.”
🔮 What Happens Next?
Here’s what we know:
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ABC has issued no official statement about Goldberg’s status on The View.
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Goldberg has not denied having contact with Elon Musk.
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No Tesla sponsorship deal has been announced — yet.
Insiders suggest that if the atmosphere on set doesn’t cool down soon, a major shakeup could be on the horizon before the fall season. Whether that includes Goldberg leaving the U.S., launching a show with Musk, or simply buying a different electric car is still anyone’s guess.
But one thing’s for sure: the lines between daytime TV, tech billionaires, and internet drama have never been blurrier.\
