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Whoopi Goldberg Recounts Saving Her Mother's Life From Attempted Suicide As A Young Child


Thank goodness for Whoopi Goldberg's incredible bravery and quick thinking when she was just a little kid. The View co-host is set to release her

[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] Thank goodness for Whoopi Goldberg ‘s incredible bravery and quick thinking when she was just a little kid. In the book, of which the US Sun received an advance copy, Whoopi — whose real name is Caryn Johnson — revealed stories about how the family was dirt poor in NYC. Whoopi writes in the book that Emma had undergone a significant and prolonged set of electric shock therapy treatments at the request of her estranged husband.

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