On the Thursday, February 26, episode of *The View*, Whoopi Goldberg was censored for a few seconds after appearing to use a slang term for male genitalia. The muting occurred as the co-hosts discussed new revelations involving the Jeffrey Epstein files, including that on February 25, Bill Gates admitted he cheated on then-wife Melinda Gates with Russian girls. During the conversation, co-host Sunny Hostin asked, "Why did they give him that much money?" Goldberg replied, "Because he had him by the — " before her microphone went silent for a few seconds. The EGOT winner has been censored before on the show; on the October 30, 2025, episode, Goldberg stopped herself short of cursing, but after a commercial break, she insisted producers received a call claiming she said a bad word, stating, "I didn't say the bad word."