Whoopi Goldberg speaks out after Barbara Corcoran apologizes for body-shaming joke on 'The View'

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Whoopi Goldberg doesn't seem bothered by a joke recently made at her expense.

The 65-year-old actress found herself in headlines recently after "Shark Tank" star Barbara Corcoran appeared on "The View" and poked fun at the co-host's weight.

During the appearance on the talk show, Corcoran, 72, said that she could make two pairs of pants for herself out of a single pair sized for Goldberg.

Not long after, the businesswoman issued a public apology online.

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The "Ghost" star is unfazed, however, telling TMZ that she didn't take offense to the joke.

"She doesn't have to apologize, I know her," said the star when pressed about Corcoran's statement. Goldberg pointed to the "Shark Tank" star's 70th birthday party – which featured her lying in a coffin – as proof of her kooky sense of humor.

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"Barbara's always been funny and weird. That's who she is," Goldberg continued. "It takes a lot more to offend me."

Whoopi Goldberg said that ‘it takes a lot more to offend’ her than Barbara Corcoran poking fun at her weight on-air. (Getty/The View)

The star concluded by explaining that after 25 years of friendship, she's known Corcoran "too long" to let such a joke get under her skin.

The pair – along with Goldberg's fellow "The View" co-hosts – were discussing the denim brand Good American, which is known for its all-inclusive styling.

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Co-host Sunny Hostin, 52, was praising the business model of developing jeans in various sizes, to which Goldberg, 65, quipped, "Well, I have to try them," joking, "Will they fit this COVID [butt]?"

While Hostin and fellow co-host Ana Navarro, 49, were adamant the jeans would, in fact, fit Goldberg, Corcoran found an opportunity within the banter to poke fun at the Oscar winner.

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"When you get finished with those jeans and decide you don't like them, give them to me. I'm gonna make two pairs," said the entrepreneur.

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In her apology, the businesswoman said, in part: "I made a joke at Whoopi's expense, which I now realize wasn't funny. For anyone who I may have offended unintentionally, I just wanted to say I really am very sorry."

Fox News' Julius Young contributed to this report