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There’s a theory that Whoopi Goldberg Is the secret Oscars host

By Reuters
21 February 2019   |   4:20 pm
There's a theory that Whoopi Goldberg is the secret Oscars host Whoopi Goldberg has been absent from her regular hosting duties on 'The View,' leading many to speculate that she is the secret host of the Academy Awards.

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