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EXCLUSIVE: Whoopi Goldberg's Latest Whopper! Tape Exposes Her Defense of Sex Offender Director · Fresh Intelligence

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  [SPEAKER_00]: Big mouth will be Goldberg is facing backlash after a resurface clip from the view revealed her seemingly defending director Roman Polanski regarding his 1977 conviction for unlawful sex with a minor.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Polanski, who was charged with drugging and raping Samantha Gimer, fled to Europe to avoid prison after pleading guilty to a lesser charge.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In a shocking clip from 2009 that surfaced on the ex-social media platform, Goldberg appeared to excuse Polanski's actions during a conversation with co-host Sherry Shepherd.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I know it wasn't rape rape, Goldberg stated, suggesting a need for more context.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: She emphasized, we're talking about what someone did and what they were charged with.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We have to say what it actually was.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Shepherd challenged Goldberg's view, emphasizing the severity of Polanski's actions.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Stating, he gave her quailudes, he gave her champagne.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: She was drugged, she was 13 years old.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Goldberg countered, asserting that Polanski and Gimer had previously engaged in sexual activity.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Sheepard reiterated, she was still a child.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Polanski, who was always denied any wrongdoing, spent 42 days in prison before fleeing to France, which does not extradite its citizens.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In 2023, Gimer defended Polanski and even took a photo with him.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Additionally, allegations resurfaced from actress Charlotte Lewis, who accused Polanski of raping her when she was 16 in the early 1980s.
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  [SPEAKER_01]: Polanski denied Lewis claims, asserting she lied about the incident and was acquitted of defamation in a 2024 trial.