With 'deep regret,' the 'Sister Act' actress has decided to close down her cannabis business that she opened with her business partner Maya Elisabeth four years ago.
- Feb 5, 2020
AceShowbiz - Whoopi Goldberg is shutting down her namesake cannabis brand after four years after a fallout with her business partner.
The actress and her business partner Maya Elisabeth launched the Whoopi & Maya company in 2016, which included "cannabis edibles, tinctures, topical rubs and a THC-infused bath soak," and was specially designed "just to get rid of discomfort."
But according to board member and High Times veteran Rick Cusick, things went sour between the pair, leaving them "wanting a divorce."
"The board had worked very hard to try and come up with some proposals… but we couldn't get both principals to agree," he told the New York Post's gossip column Page Six.
Cusick added that he did not know what caused the split between the partners.
In a separate statement, "The Color Purple" star Goldberg said, "It is with deep regret and sadness I am announcing that I have withdrawn as a board member, manager and member of Whoopi & Maya. I am very proud of what we have accomplished together and look forward to moving ahead with other projects in the market."
Elisabeth went on to insist she's "forever grateful" for the opportunity to work with the Oscar-winning actress, and has, "No regrets whatsoever, only gratitude and forward momentum."
