EXCLUSIVE: White House 'Gatecrashers' Considering Suing Whoopi Goldberg & The View
Aug. 6 2010, Published 1:40 p.m. ET
Michaele Salahi and Whoopi Goldberg could be set for another heated battle -- this time in the courtroom. The reality television star, who debuted Thursday on The Real Housewives of D.C., is so upset at being branded a ‘gatecrasher’ on-air during Wednesday’s episode of The View, she is considering suing for defamation.
The Salahis’ lawyer Lisa Bloom told Breaking Celebrity News that the celebrity-seeking couple Michaele and Tareq are considering their legal options.
"All options are open right now," Bloom said when asked if the Salahis will take legal action following the controversial appearance.
Bloom says she believes Michaele was defamed after being called a ‘gatecrasher’ five times during the segment.
She says producers of the show turned on the applause light for the audience when the show's Sherri Shepherd told Michaele that "you should be in jail."
"I believe she was defamed," Bloom told Breaking Celebrity News.
“She was branded a ‘gatecrasher’ five times and was even told she should go to jail.
"My client is not a criminal and she has not been charged by anybody for any crime.
"You can't call someone a rapist or a murderer when there are no charges against them. So why is it OK to defame my client?"
During the controversial episode, Whoopi also came on the set during Michaele’s appearance to urge her to talk more about the night she and her husband ‘crashed’ President Barack Obama's state dinner last fall.
VIDEO: Whoopi & White House Gatecrasher Clash Backstage At 'The View'
Then after the show, a shouting match between Michaele and Whoopi erupted, during which the Real Housewife said the co-host left her in tears after screaming, 'F*** this, f*** that, Did you say I F***ing hit you?'.
The View spokesman Karl Nilsson said the backstage altercation began after Salahi supposedly accused Goldberg of hitting her on the show.