Whoopi Goldberg has dismissed a claim that she wore a fat suit for new movie Till.
The Oscar-winning star appears in the new historical biographical film, which focuses on Mamie Till, who sought justice after the lynching of her 14-year-old son Emmett in 1955.
Goldberg, who plays Mamie's mother Alma Carthan in the newly-premiered movie, appeared on talk show The View, where she responded to a film reviewer making the claim.
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"There was a young lady who writes for one of the magazines, and she was distracted by my fat suit, in her review," the actress began, though didn't name the writer in question or the publication.
"I'm just going to say this – I don’t really care how you felt about the movie, but you should know that was not a fat suit, that was me. That was steroids. Remember last year? I assume you don’t watch the show [The View], or you would know that was not a fat suit.
"I just want to let you know that it’s okay not to be a fan of a movie but you want to leave people’s looks out. Just comment on the acting, and if you have a question, ask somebody. Because I’m sure you didn’t mean to be demeaning."
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Goldberg later added: "We will hope that she just didn’t know, and now she’ll know the next time you go to talk about somebody, you talk about them as an actor.
"If you’re not sure if that’s them in there, don’t make blanket statements, because it makes you not sound like you know what you’re doing."
In other news, Goldberg's long-awaited third Sister Act movie was recently given an update by producer Tyler Perry, who revealed that they have a "good script" and they were trying to "get everybody moving in the right direction so we can get it going".
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