The View viewers won’t catch Whoopi Goldberg sitting front and center seat at the Hot Topics roundtable for a few weeks. During the show’s June 23 episode, Goldberg’s co-host Joy Behar explained the multi-hyphenate's sudden absence on Monday morning while also revealing she's missing this week’s segments for a special reason.

Here's why Whoopi Goldberg isn't on 'The View' this week, plus when she'll be back at the Hot Topics table following the show's summer hiatus that begins Monday, June 30.

Whoopi Goldberg is absent from "The View" this week amid intense backlash for her controversial remarks about Iran.