Kathie Lee Gifford took to Twitter to apologize for a terrible
mistake she made during her interview with Martin Short on the
Today Show on Wednesday.  Short was on the show promoting
"Madagascar 3" when Gifford praised his marriage, calling it
"one of the greatest marriages in show business."   She then
asked how many years Short and his wife have been married, and
how they managed to stay in love.  Martin Short's wife Nancy
Dolman died two years ago of ovarian cancer.  Short gamely tried
to parry her questions, and did not mention on the show that his
wife had died.  After the show, Gifford tweeted her sincere
regret for the gaffe and her admiration for Short's handling of
the situation.  "I send my sincerest apologies to Martin Short
and his family," she wrote. "He handled situation w/enormous
grace and kindness and I'm so grateful."