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‘The View’s Whoopi Goldberg & Sara Haines Defend Jo Koy Amid Golden Globes Hosting Backlash


Jo Koy has been heavily criticized following his turn as host at last night’s Golden Globes. Following Sunday night’s ceremony, The View discussed the show during the “Hot Topics&…

Following Sunday night’s ceremony, The View discussed the show during the “Hot Topics” segment with Whoopi Goldberg and Sara Haines defending the comedian’s talents. Haines chimed in, saying she loved the comedian and was “nervous for him because I think he is so funny.” However, she said she was more bothered by people who didn’t have a sense of humor about Koy’s jokes on stage. “I think he’s such an inherently nice person that doing more of a roast is not natural for him, whereas Ricky Gervais will just go in and knock people over,” Griffin said before adding she thought Koy “got better as the night went on.”

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