Whoopi Goldberg nixes being a ‘creepy’ hologram after death
Whoopi Goldberg refuses to have her likeness used for a hologram after her death.
“The View” host said that this is stipulated in her will and called the practice “freaky” and “creepy” during Wednesday’s episode.
The topic came up during a conversation about the recent ruling about the will found in Aretha Franklin’s couch cushion, as they spoke about being proactive about your own wishes — especially when you’re a public figure.
“Yeah, no, I don’t want to be a hologram, that’s been in my will for 15 years,” Goldberg said.
“No one has really asked me if I want to be a hologram yet,” co-host Joy Behar joked in response.
“Well no, they don’t ask you, that’s the thing, they just do it,” Goldberg said. “They just do it and then you go, ‘Hey, isn’t that Tupac? You know? Wait a minute, didn’t Tupac die? What is he doing up on …’ Yeah see, I don’t want that.”
“It’s a little freaky, creepy,” she added.
The Post reached out to Goldberg’s representatives for comment.
In the past, Goldberg has not held back about sharing her wishes for her posthumous life.
During a December 2022 episode of the talk show, the “Sister Act” star also revealed that she has a clause in her will that prevents unsanctioned biopics from being made about her.
The panel were discussing Andrew Dominik’s September 2022 film about Marilyn Monroe, “Blonde,” which chronicled the life of the actress.
“It sounds macabre, but I was speaking to Whoopi, and I was saying that she’s such a famous person that when she passes away, people are going to make films,” co-host Sunny Hostin said during the episode.
“Actually they’re not,” Goldberg said in response. “They’re not going to make films, because in my will it says, ‘Unless you speak to my family, try it.’ Try it.”
She has also been vocal about her dislike of artificial intelligence on the show.
The 67-year-old claimed that she had been “warning” others about its potential dangers for “at least 10 years” during a conversation about the usage of AI being used across professional as well as personal sectors in May.
She also slammed Amazon’s “personal assistant” device, Alexa.
“You know she is listening, I don’t want her in the house,” Goldberg claimed during the segment.
“I don’t want anything that is smart enough to lock me out of my house. I don’t want anything that won’t let me drive my car. When you watch science fiction, it’s right there. They tell you.”
Goldberg isn’t the only one who has been vocal about not wanting to be a part of AI technology after her death.
Earlier this month, country singing legend Dolly Parton said that she needs to figure out how she wants to be remembered after her death as it pertains to new innovations.
“I think I’ve left a great body of work behind,” Parton said during a press conference, according to the Independent. “I have to decide how much of that high-tech stuff I want to be involved [with] because I don’t want to leave my soul here on this earth.
“I think with some of this stuff I’ll be grounded here forever … I’ll be around, we’ll find ways to keep me here.”
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