Whoopi Goldberg apologises for saying the Holocaust ‘isn’t about race’

Whoopi Goldberg arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA, February 28, 2016. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday February 28, 2016. See PA Story SHOWBIZ Oscars. Photo credit should read: PA Wire/PA Wire

US talk show host Whoopi Goldberg has offered her “sincerest apologies” after saying the Holocaust “isn’t about race”.

The View presenter said Jewish people around the world have “always had my support” in a statement following a backlash to her remarks online.