“View” co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Sunny Hostin responded to billionaire Elon Musk for his take on rumors that Lupita Nyong’o would play Helen of Troy in Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of Homer’s “The Odyssey.”

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Nyong’o, an Oscar winner and daughter of Kenyan politician Anyang’ Nyong’o, is among the all-star cast of Nolan’s film on IMDb, but her role has not yet been confirmed.

Goldberg began the discussion by reminding Musk that Lupita Nyong’o is considered one of the “most beautiful women in the world” and that the billionaire does not have to see the film after its release in July.

“I don’t know why you feel like you need to talk about this,” Goldberg said.

“And I would suggest that you look in a mirror if you have any concerns about people’s appearance, if that’s where we’re going. And don’t bother trying to clown me, honey, I know what I look like! You know, there are so many things I want to tell you that are rude and horrible, but I won’t. But you should know that I’m thinking about it.”

Lupita Nyong'o is in the cast of Christopher Nolan's adaptation of
Lupita Nyong’o appears in the cast of the adaptation of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey”, but her role is not confirmed.

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Hostin chimed in and commented that anyone can play a “fictional character” like Helen and that “beauty, in and of itself, is subjective.”

“There is no standard of beauty. It doesn’t have to be a white person to play this role,” she said.

Hostin gave a nod to Musk’s history of pushing the “great replacement” conspiracy theory, noting how the billionaire recently amplified a post calling for “white solidarity” and warned that white men “will be slaughtered” if they become a minority.

The billionaire, he noted, also warned that whites are a “rapidly declining minority” of the world’s population and accused the South African government of being “super racist against anyone who is not black,” an apparent development of baseless claims of a “white genocide” in the country.

“And so we know what this is. He’s a white supremacist. In my opinion, he’s a racist. And I think we call one thing one thing,” Hostin said.

Moments later, Goldberg concluded the segment with a direct message to Musk: “When it comes to artistic issues, please sit down!”