CheatConfession.com Sparks Debate on "The View" During Hot Topics
Segment
Whoopi Goldberg brings up the concept behind CheatConfession.com during The View's "Hot
Topics" segment, sparking a debate among co-hosts about whether or not to confess to having an
affair.
Plainview, NY, August 03, 2010 --(PR.com)-- On a recent airing of the mid-morning talk show, "The
View," panel moderator Whoopi Goldberg brought up the website CheatConfession.com by stating, “A
website lets guilty cheaters anonymously admit their infidelities. But let me ask you, if you ended an
affair, would you still confess to your mate?”
That day's View panel included: Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Kate Gosselin, Sherri Shepherd and
Elisabeth Hasselbeck. The ladies of "The View" examined the merits versus the drawbacks of confessing
to cheating on your mate or spouse, based on the premise of the website CheatConfession.com.
Elisabeth Hasselbeck immediately threw in a "Sex and the City 2" analogy, referring to Carrie kissing
ex-boyfriend Aidan behind Mr. Big's back. Co-host Joy Behar said matter-of-factly, “Don't ask, don't tell,
and fugedabout it,” in her Italian inflection. Infamous mom of eight and spurned ex-wife Kate Gosselin
rebutted that “honesty is the best policy... I don't want to be with you if you don't want to be with me.”
Joy Behar then retorted, “Why would you put your marriage at risk like that by admitting something that's
going to go away, and it will only hurt their feelings.”
Sherri Shepherd's take on confessing to cheating was, “If you don't admit it, there is no accountability,
and it's easier to do it again.” Whoopi Goldberg rounded out the conversation by proclaiming, “I would
much rather you told me, 'this is where I'm at.' If I'm with a guy who messes with a lot of women, I want
to know that so I can make the decision.”
"CheatConfession.com is a commentary on current societal values and a reflection of the state of many of
today's relationship issues as they pertain to cheating. We are not surprised that the site is inspirin