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Whoopi Goldberg and her fellow co-hosts of The View are the latest to come under fire for continuing their show amid the ongoing Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike. Unlike Drew Barrymore, who was forced to reverse her decision to bring back her self-titled daytime talk show, The View has forged on with far less public scrutiny — until now.

While speaking to Page Six, Joshua Malina — best known for starring on NBC’s The West Wing and Shonda Rhimes‘ Scandal — called out the long-running talk show for airing new episodes during the strike, which first began in early May.

“I’ve come to the conclusion that Whoopi and the other hosts of The View are indeed scabbing,” Malina told the outlet.

Goldberg — a SAG member and EGOT recipient — regularly voices support for the WGA at the start of new episodes. At the beginning of the strike, she said The View is “allowed” to continue because they work under a different contract called the “network code.” Plus, she and co-hosts Ana Navarro, Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin have been hand-writing their own notes on cue cards.

Despite this, Malina claimed they are still crossing the picket line.

“Consider: The View has been picketed by the WGA from day one. Also, the show normally employs two members of the union who are now on strike,” he said. “If you cross a picket line to go do your job, and then do the work of a picketing union member — in this case … even jotting down a question to ask a guest — in my book, that’s being a scab.”

A source close to production told Decider that “talk show producers have always prepped questions for guests on the show.”

The actor’s criticism comes days after Barrymore decided to delay the premiere of The Drew Barrymore Show Season 4 — which was supposed to air on Sept. 18. The star was the center of a PR nightmare after initially standing by her decision to bring the show back amid the strike — and later posting a tearful apology to WGA members for doing so.

Other shows that planned to return in the coming weeks like The Talk, The Jennifer Hudson Show and Real Time with Bill Maher have also halted production until the strike is resolved.