Whoopi Goldberg, born Caryn Elaine Johnson, is an actress, comedian and TV host. Oprah Winfrey, born Orpah Gail Winfrey, is a media mogul, actress and TV host.
Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey starred alongside one another in the classic 1985 film The Color Purple, however, Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey are not the same person.
Beauty website Total Beauty seemed to be completely taken aback by the fact that Oprah arrived all tat-tat-tatted up on the red carpet of the 2016 Oscars.
.@TotalBeauty’s now-deleted tweet mistaking Whoopi for Oprah. pic.twitter.com/fGZCQbRboU
— Marc Love ???? (@marcslove) February 29, 2016
Too bad that’s not Oprah though. IT’S CLEARLY WHOOPI GOLDBERG.
Once Total Beauty realized their mistake — after they were roasted on Twitter, of course — they deleted their tweet and posted this apology:
https://twitter.com/TotalBeauty/status/704113071116021760
How embarrassing!
You’re damn right there are no excuses, it’s good you realize that. Too bad the damage had already been done though.
Mind you, this happened smack dab in the middle of the #OscarsSoWhite controversy, which came about due to the lack of diversity in Hollywood and Oscar nominations.
Of course since this is the Internet, screenshots were taken (see above) and jokes were made:
White people can tell these men apart but not OPRAH AND WHOOPI GOLDBERG? #Oscars pic.twitter.com/3wZcAhBhy3
— Gabe #DreamActNow Ortíz (@TUSK81) February 29, 2016
We had no idea @Oprah was a 9 year old boy, and we love it. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/UveHOBktBb
— Jordie ? (@BarstoolJordie) February 29, 2016
Leo DiCaprio looking amazing tonight. Hope he finally wins! #Oscars pic.twitter.com/CDNDUfjoGU
— Gabe #DreamActNow Ortíz (@TUSK81) February 29, 2016
How to identify @Oprah pic.twitter.com/pNR6ED1ZPm
— Mashable (@mashable) February 29, 2016
Helen Mirren in all white. #Oscars2016 pic.twitter.com/n2K7EI5qfR
— The Big Bag Wolf (@KidFury) February 29, 2016
Oh, Adele! Not sure about this dress, but hello from the other side. #Oscars2016 pic.twitter.com/RBUI2fIHeG
— The Big Bag Wolf (@KidFury) February 29, 2016
Oh, James Franco! We cannot get enough of that smile. #Oscars2016 pic.twitter.com/A1rehXhPyQ
— The Big Bag Wolf (@KidFury) February 29, 2016
Kanye and Kim be doin the most. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/Lwul9mGveA
— Thank You Stan Lee (@ForAllNerds) February 29, 2016
Julia Roberts proving age is just a three letter word. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/MPT6OWvfEg
— Thank You Stan Lee (@ForAllNerds) February 29, 2016
Aw man Jennifer Lawrence looks great! #Oscars pic.twitter.com/yJSm8mwCG0
— Thank You Stan Lee (@ForAllNerds) February 29, 2016
@TotalBeauty We love Anderson Cooper's new edgy look! pic.twitter.com/vElv2ODNCd
— hurricanelaura (@hurricanelaura) February 29, 2016
@TotalBeauty Congratulations to Steve Martin on his Oscar win! #TotalBeautyFail pic.twitter.com/P8cLIdxzG6
— hurricanelaura (@hurricanelaura) February 29, 2016
@TotalBeauty Good luck tonight Jon Hamm! pic.twitter.com/GspxGK4jIz
— hurricanelaura (@hurricanelaura) February 29, 2016
The jokes even continued well into the ceremony…
Congrats to Leonardo DiCaprio for winning Best Actor pic.twitter.com/bKATpQD0Ll
— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) February 29, 2016
The news got back to Oprah, and she and her BFF Gayle King’s daughter Kirby made light of the gaffe on Instagram:
We’ve gotta do better, you guys.
