40 ADL wants to put a Jewish host on "the view" now because of what Whoopi said (twitter.com) posted 2 years ago by nwje 2 years ago by nwje +42 / -2 36 comments share 36 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Her ancestors probably took that name from the slave master.
It's her stage name. She was born Caryn Elaine Johnson [yes, she's a Karen] and her mother thought her surname wasn't "Jewish enough" to do well in Hollywood. It's in her wiki which someone posted an excerpt from in another thread yesterday.