Joy Behar announced the reason behind Goldberg's absence on the June 23 episode of the ABC talk show ABC/JEFF LIPSKY The View is temporarily down one co-host. Whoopi Goldberg will be absent from the ...

Whoopi Goldberg is absent from "The View" this week amid intense backlash for her controversial remarks about Iran.

Here's why Whoopi Goldberg isn't on 'The View' this week, plus when she'll be back at the Hot Topics table following the show's summer hiatus that begins Monday, June 30.