Kathie Lee Gifford and boyfriend Randy Cronk have been going through a rough time, so the former 'Today Star' reportedly did the unthinkable; could this be true?

Martin Short has responded to Kathie Lee Gifford's slip up in yesterday's Today Show. He told E! Online: "I think that it's live television and people make mistakes and there's no ill will intended." He continued: "And I think it's nice to aspire to be that way."

Kathie Lee Gifford has put her foot in it as she conducted one of the most cringe-worthy interviews seen on TV. The Today Show host was interviewing Martin Short, and started questioning him about his wife - all the time not realizing that she had passed away two years ago.