Then, as the show progressed Wilson says things grew tense.

“I can see hand gestures out of the corner of my eye,” Wilson says.

“I could hear some noise on my right side, it started to become a little distracting.”

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Whoopi Goldberg scolds an audience member for recording ‘The View’ on his phone.ABC

“At one point I heard her say, ‘We might have to call security on you.'”

“She’s basically saying ‘Stop!

He aggressively nudges her hand away and was like, ‘No.’

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He was not having.

That’s when I was like, ‘Oh, this is bad.'”

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“Hold on a second, hold on,” Goldberg said in the live telecast.

“Sir, I have to stop you with the camera.

Because I can see you.

So, do me a favor, don’t pull it out again, I’d appreciate that.

Speaking to producer Brian Teta on the show’sBehind the Tablecompanion podcast,Sara Haineselaborated on the ordeal.

“There was a man in our eye line.

She kept swatting his phone down.”

And that’s when Whoopi got up.”

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