Whoopi Goldberg Overcome By Emotion Remembering Her Mentor, Mike Nichols — hollywoodreporter.com

Whoopi Goldberg was among those mourning Mike Nichols on Thursday and she was so overcome by emotion that her View co-hosts had to deliver the news of his death on Thursday's show. Goldberg was discovered by Nichols and considered the director to be her mentor. As Nicolle Wallace, Rosie Perez and Rosie O'Donnell recalled Nichols' contributions to film and Broadway, Goldberg appeared to be crying. She was seen putting her hands over her face and seemed to be shaking she was sobbing so hard. Perez and Wallace tried to console her.

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