This is the Hollywood gossip you never knew you never needed, but here it is anyway.
Neil Patrick Harris stopped by The View this week to chat about National Coming Out Day, his adorable twins, and that one time Whoopi Goldberg promised him sex.
The How I Met Your Mother star worked with Goldberg in 1988 and still remembers his last day on set.
“You know, I did my first movie ever with Whoopi Goldberg. A movie called ‘Clara’s Heart,’” Harris said.
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Then came the odd reveal:
“She told me, I was 15, 16 years old, she told me on my last day of shooting that in 10 years’ time she was going to have sex with me,” he added.
A mix of nervous laughter and gasps came from the audience.
But Goldberg looked unphased. “I might’ve!” she said.
“He had many questions as a kid, so I said, ‘Listen, wait 10 years, and I’ll take you through it.’ In those days, you could actually have some fun like that. You can’t do that now. People get very upset now.”
Watch the exchange below, which starts at the 2:40 mark:
Captain proton
You’re right. I didn’t need to know that
nm4047
best comment made here for that day.
Brgod
Why are there always spam posts at the top of the comments list on every Queerty article? This site should have better tracking filters to delete and block these spammers!!
RattyBee
But if she had been a man the world would rip her a new one
Texasholdem
Trump said that about a 10 year old girl and he is POTUS
windwitch
Texasholdem…yeah but the ten y/o Trump was talking about was his daughter?
nm4047
what’s the difference between POTUS saying that about a 10yr old, he leers after his own daughter (the older that is)
bbbbmer
OH, YUCK…..
Terrycloth
A whole new meaning to the term “making ‘ whoopie “…
Greg
I’m sure he couldn’t wait for the 10 years to go by.
broadshoulder
Surely what she proposed is illegal. If they can go for Kavanagh to 1982 – why aren’t they going for Whoopie
CarrieV
No one tried to prosecute Mark Judge’s friend, “Burt O’Kavanaugh”, although he did try to commit a felony.
What crime or illegal thing did Whoopie Goldberg do exactly? What statute did she break? There are law books galore listing every tiny offense along with their infraction number.
Other than being a gross old %^$#* answering a teen boy’s questions about sex, what illegal proposal did she make?
tham
Yes comrades, same thing.
Covering a woman’s mouth in an attempt to rape her is the same thing as a woman saying “call me in 10 years” to a 16 year old
Same thing..Da same thing.
broadshoulder
What is the age of consent in America for the age of consent? He stated he was 15
batesmotel
Well, they won’t because Neil also said he wasn’t offended. And she didn’t try to climb on him. She jokingly said hey ten years I’ll have sex with you. And then added that you could say that back then, but not today. Then again, maybe not so much. I mean they’re not persecuting people for saying and doing something twenty years ago. Can you imagine all of the things you’ve said to others that are inappropriate, then you become famous and they drudge it up and your career is over. Where is the line drawn.
ivanw222
Duh…Kavanagh didn’t propose waiting 10 years, then being shown the ropes. And he actually forced himself on the girl. Whoopie didn’t do that. Get a clue!
Jimmy T
What a great guy, great father, level-headed and successful representative of our community for gay people to emulate.
stvrsnbrgr
Great role model for straight folks, too. (As opposed to Sarah Palin, Any Trump, Roy Moore…)
Gilliflower
having all that money sure must be nice. If I had twins demanding separate parties there would be a lot of “suck it up” conversations around the table! Ofc I would do things to give them their individuality, but not separate themes and hugely added expenses. and that casual talk of ordering crates of specially ordered costumes for the kids, and the special out-of-the-way treatment they got at their restaurant, I was expecting an announcer from Lifestyles of The Rich and Famous to pop out of the corner all through out that interview.
DarkZephyr
Meh, my parents weren’t rich and at a certain point, my brother and I ASKED (we didn’t “demand”) separate parties and my parents gladly gave them to us. You don’t have to be a millionaire to bake two cakes rather than one for kids and serve them on separate days. Sheesh. lol
Bunnco
I’m surprised he even brought that up in this present climate. Whoopie is in the same league as Trump, she can get away with saying anything and we are supposed to just laugh it off or ugh it off.
Mack
Personally I think it’s a big todo about nothing. She told him to come back in 10 years-he would have been 25 then, LEGAL. She didn’t grab him by the “p—y” or even grab his d–k. He’s not related to her. And it’s not even in the same universe as what Kavanaugh did.
tham
In the 80’s (as pre popular films and TV of the day) saying stuff like “if I was only 10 years younger” or “kid, give me a call in x years”
Was considered charming and a sweet compliment to teenagers (like, you so great now, I can’t imagine how great you’ll be when your an adult)
Not only was it in a ton of movies, but practically ever teen/semi-adult action, comedy, sci-fi…you name it.
Now…it’s considered sexual assault.
Is that better? I don’t know…probably…
I would like to point out though…the goal posts move alllll he time. Stuff right now that being said, will be, in 20 years, considered…let’s say taboo.
Be mindful of that when you attack people for things they said 30 years ago.
Rock-N-RollHS
Oh the good old days. . .
gaym50ish
As Fran Liebowitz has said, “The good old days were only good because we were young then.”
JH0607
If the only thing he had to look forward to was sex with Whoopie Goldberg, no wonder he became gay.
Mick406
I would rather have sex with an animal than with her. Even the ugliest, nastiest animal out there. There’s not too much else in the world uglier than her . . . right along with Maxine Waters.
inbama
Mick406, you sound more than a bit racist and i doubt either of those highly successful women would be interested in you.
ivanw222
Has nothing to do with it, and you don’t “become gay” either you are, or you aren’t.
Curtispsf
Don’t you get all worried Mick406. NO animal wants to have sex with YOU. Not even endangered ones.
Brgod
Mick406 comments should be deleted by the moderator.
drumstick
Whoopi’s comment aside, Niel really missed the mark on the question about advice on coming out. Instead of saying, “you shouldn’t feel pushed to come out (i.e. stay in the closet)”, he should have said, “Coming out is an important decision that can benefit yourself and society as a whole. But it’s a very personal decision. If you are ready to tell some one, start small. Contact someone you think you might trust with this information. Then work up to telling others. And if you have no one to trust, then reach out to a local LGBT organization or online resource for help. But more than anything, you owe it to yourself to live a life that will make you happy.”
silveroracle
Well said.
batesmotel
Her reaction response to that, “I might’ve.” You could tell she was a bit uncomfortable because today especially you say that you’ll have the “me-too” dogs all over you spraying their mace and ending your career. At least Neil admitted hey I’m not offended. Now you have to clear the air so no one gets their panties in a wad. I’ve always thought Neil Patrick Harris was kind of sexy. Even more so now as a man in his 40’s.
Kieran
Whoopie would have made a terrific Priest.
Kieran
Love the half-hearted, smattering of applause when Meghan announces that Neil has been married to his husband for 14 years. That type of announcement typically gets a hearty, thunderous ovation from the trained seals in the View studio audience.
DuMaurier
Has it really been fourteen years??? Time blurs as I get older; it seems like just a couple of years I remember hearing about it. That gets some good “ovation” from me, if not that audience.
winemaker
Too much information. Like who really gives a rats ass, really, who cares? ‘ Move on, there’re more important issues affecting us rather than nonsense like this!
brokeback gypsy
Well, a threat like that would turn anybody gay.
broadshoulder
They did with Kavanagh. His “crimes” were thirty six years old. And he was 15. Thats way below the age of consent
GayEGO
I remember as a kid, sensing something like that and I would leave immediately….unless it was a cute boy I was attracted to!
Brgod
Um sorry, Neil should have bit his tongue before announcing this to the world, he was a guest on her own talkshow and it was totally inappropriate and uncouth to say this right in front of her!! I don’t think she was very pleased with him at that moment. He must’ve been wanting publicity, because it sure comes across that way.
Paulie P
never liked him and how odd to put her in the spot like that. i am sure she has erased his phone number,
Creamsicle
I’m more concerned that Whoopie doesn’t believe that the U.S. ever sent a manned mission to the moon.
This proposal is in poor taste, but maybe that’s just because I don’t think I’d ever want to propose sex to a teenager, even with a ten year caveat. That’s just weird, but then Goldberg has always been kind of kooky.