“SHUT THE FUCK UP, BLACK GIRL! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TO TALK TO ME LIKE THAT?” — ABC went silent when Coco spoke up, her sharp words cutting off any further criticism. Things exploded when The View host Whoopi Goldberg publicly criticized Coco for capitalizing on other people’s hardships to gain fame. Instead of staying quiet, Coco put the microphone down on the table, raised her head, and spoke in a calm but steely voice—all eyes were on her. ABC panicked and issued an urgent statement, but what Coco said next forced everyone to reconsider the whole situation.

SHUT THE FUCK UP, BLACK GIRL! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TO TALK TO ME LIKE THAT?” — ABC went silent when Coco spoke up,...