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"While Whoopi has apologised, I’ve asked her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments," ABC's president said.
The Sister Act star was slammed for saying the historic atrocity was "about man’s inhumanity to man" on US daytime show, The View.
Joy insisted that the "mix-up" – which she put down to a lack of sleep – was not intentional.
“You’re bringing into question all these Americans who voted legally, came out and stood and voted. How dare you question it?”
The author told The View on Wednesday that when he found out children were being locked up in cages, he couldn't help but think: "This is like my book.”