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How Debbie Allen Recruited Whoopi Goldberg for ‘A Different World’
Over 30 years after Whoopi Goldberg guest starred in a landmark AIDS story line of ‘A Different World,’ Debbie Allen recalled how she recruited her for the job
On the Tuesday, April 16, episode of the daytime chat show, the panel discussed the controversial fact that Kelce, 34, recently “liked” an Instagram post by reporter Sage Steele that […] In the wake of increased fear and panic about AIDS, particularly in the Black community, Allen — who joined A Different World as a producer in season 2 and went on to direct 83 episodes of the show — knew she “had to do something.” The View cohost found herself in hot water throughout 2022 after making antisemitic comments about the Holocaust that led to a two-week suspension from the long-running ABC talk show in February.
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