Whoopi Goldberg's Kickstarter Campaign To Fund Moms Mabley Doc A Resounding Success!

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• Joe Leslie | February 10, 2013 3:51 AMReply

  PLEASE somebody make sure Whoopi gets this for her Moms Mabley documentary. She did her standup on an afternoon talk show in the late 60's or early 70's (probably Merv Griffin). She followed Robert Goulet's song and chat with the host. After her standup she was signaled to join them and sit down. She plopped herself down on Goulet's lap and hugged him. Merv (or Mike Douglas) asked Moms "Is that the kind of man you like, Moms, young and clean-cut?" to which she replied "Oh, dahlin'! Moms don't care if they cut or not, just so they clean!"
  My jaw hit the floor.... afternoon TV in the 70's??? I pictured this joke going right over the heads of most of the TV viewers like my Mom back in Missouri. I'll never forget it! I loved Moms long before this bit, but I've idolized her ever since it.

• Dankwa Brooks | July 30, 2012 1:35 PMReply

  I don't see what's so wrong with her Kickstarter. I assume she tried in vain to raise the money herself and this is a way her well to do fans can support the film. The $10K donor might be some rich person in the MidWest somewhere who Whoopi would never have known about had it not been for Kickstarter. How else is she supposed to get in contact with potential investors? Shout it at the end of 'The View'? Just because she makes a lot of money doesn't mean she HAS a lot of money.

• HELLUVA | July 27, 2012 8:27 PMReply

  why not?

• NO BRAINER | July 27, 2012 8:54 PM

  Are you seriously asking this???

• ALM | July 27, 2012 8:15 PMReply

  I like Whoopi (she does a great job as moderator on "The View"), but I do wonder why she need to raise funds online. Her salary from "The View" alone is probably anywhere from $7 to $8 million a year or more.

• Suzanne | July 31, 2012 10:53 PM

  Celebs who use crowdfunding platforms usually do it for publicity. Whoopi may not be broke, but sharing the cost in production is a wise thing. I usually don't defend those who make an exorbitant amount of money, but I'll say this. That $7 -$10 million a year doesn't solely go to Whoopi. You forget she probably still has to pay a publicist and attorneys a monthly retainer, her manager 15% - 20%, her agent 10%, and her business manager/accountant. She pays the president of her company, One Ho Productions, a salary too. She probably has a personal assistant (unless Tom is taking on admin duties) as well. In addition, Whoopi was the main provider for her mom up until she died. You forget she has a daughter, who also gave her grandkids. And no grandma skimps on the grandbabies. I trust she's very involved in their lives physically and monetarily. Lastly, Whoopi hasn't had consistent meaty roles in years. Her last role was in For Colored Girls. I highly doubt Tyler paid her a fortune. Just look at the overall budget for the film. Half of the budget is probably what Whoopi used to make per film in her prime. SHE ALSO HAS TO PAY UNCLE SAM and property taxes. I say all that to say that although she's not struggling, using one's own money for projects like these all the time can be very costly. I makes sense to open it up to other donors and/or investors. That's how you do business.

• NO BRAINER | July 27, 2012 1:29 PMReply

  Just another example of why mankind isn't ready or worthy of anything. Way too much work to do. In fact, we have gotten worse as the so-called human race. I guess it'll take a dozen more generations, post-apocalyptic era I suppose.

• Turner | July 28, 2012 12:00 PM

  @No Brainer- Lighten up, you'll live longer! Geeze!

• lauren | July 27, 2012 12:37 PMReply

  Total bad form here... She should have sought traditional financing or paid for it herself and 65K is chump change for her. leave Kickstarter for those filmmakers who don't have her kind of money.

• Suzanne | July 29, 2012 11:37 PM

  Whoopi has stated that she financed the bulk of it on her own. Usually when celebs go on these crowdfunding sites, it's more of a PR thing. It's generate buzz and build awareness about the project.

• Bamako | July 27, 2012 1:19 PM

  WHAT!? Okay I must go. You people are all fukcing cray.