Oh snap! Michaele Salahi - one-half of The White House Party Crashers who flim-flamed their way into The Obamas' State Dinner last November - is back in the news again. The star of Bravo's new reality docu-soap,
The Real Housewives of DC, has accused Academy Award-winner Whoopi Goldberg of striking her during a promotional appearance on
The View Wednesday.
According to a statement from a rep for the Emmy-winning talk show, Michaele and her husband, Tareq, engaged in a dispute with Whoopi following the show's taping. Different versions of today's altercation are being released by
The View and an attorney for The Salahis "but one thing they both agree on is that it ended with Whoopi and Michaele in the middle of a vicious spat.
Don't you just love the smell of a fresh catfight in the morning? Grab some popcorn, we'll bring the Goobers. Let's watch the drama unfold!
Whoopi was not part of the segment in which the newest
Real Housewives stars were interviewed, but The Salahis insists they were badgered and assaulted by the Mel Gibson apologist, who has taken some flack in recent weeks for some of her more questionable personal views.
"At one point during Michaele Salahi's appearance on 'The View' on Wednesday, Whoopi lightly touched Ms. Salahi to get her attention and said to her, 'Excuse me, can you get back to the White House, please?' meaning could Ms. Salahi return to the original subject of the conversation, the statement read.
"After the ...