Martin Short on Kathie Lee gaffe: People make mistakes

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Martin Short on Kathie Lee gaffe: People make mistakes

http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/31/martin-short-on-kathie-lee-gaffe-people-make-mistakes/?hpt=hp_t3

Martin Short reacted to Kathie Lee Gifford's embarrassing questioning about his deceased wife with admirable class on the "Today" show Wednesday, and he hasn't changed his stance.

The "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" actor stopped by to chat with "Today" hosts Gifford and Hoda Kotb when Gifford began asking about Short's wife, who died two years ago.

"You and Nancy have one of the greatest marriages in show business," Gifford began. "How many years now for you guys?" Short tried to drop a hint by saying, "We, uh, married for 36 years," but Gifford continued, saying they were still in love ("madly," Short said), and asking why.

Gifford apologized via Twitter Wednesday, writing, "I send my sincerest apologies to @MartinShort and his family. He handled situation w/enormous grace and kindness and I'm so grateful."

[Swede]

1. Now that was a fox paw.

nt

[bigwillq]

2. Why is she even still on the air?

And why do people still watch her? Yes, folks make mistakes, but I've always thought she was a horrible talk show host.