Whoopi Goldberg apologizes for her Holocaust remarks

Actress Whoopi Goldberg has apologized for her statements about the Holocaust, The Hollywood Reporter quoted her as saying.

The actress had previously stated that she did not consider Jews a race, so she could not call Nazis racist. "I believe that the Holocaust was about race, and I am still as sorry now as I was then that I upset, hurt, and angered people. My sincere apologies again, especially to everyone who thought this was a fresh rehash of the subject. I promise it was not," Goldberg apologized.

The actress explained that her statement was misinterpreted. "In this time of rising antisemitism, I want to be very clear when I say that I always stood with the Jewish people and always will," she said.