Whoopi Goldberg made her stance clear on Tuesday’s episode of The View during a heated discussion about Miranda Lambert’s recent concert, where the singer halted her show to reprimand fans for taking selfies. As the debate unfolded, Goldberg, 67, stood up and told her co-hosts, Joy Behar, Sara Haines, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Farah Griffin, “I’m leaving!” She expressed frustration, saying that if fans paid for tickets, they should show respect by paying attention to the performance rather than taking selfies. “If you can see her, she can see you,” Goldberg emphasized.

However, Hostin disagreed, stating that if she paid a large sum for tickets, she would take as many selfies as she wanted. Goldberg responded sharply, telling Hostin to “stay home” if she wasn’t going to show respect at the concert, before walking off the set. The co-hosts, confused, asked where she was going, and Goldberg explained she was going to take a selfie with a 91-year-old woman in the audience. She then returned to the stage after the brief detour.

The controversy stems from a viral moment during Lambert’s Las Vegas concert, where the country singer called out fans for taking selfies instead of enjoying her performance. One of the fans involved, social media influencer Adela Cali, later explained that they had quickly taken a photo but were shocked by Lambert’s reprimand. The moment seemed to dampen the mood for Cali and her friends, despite the earlier excitement of the show.