Gifford referenced the actor's wife, Nancy Dolman, during an interview Wednesday on "Today," without knowing Dolman had died in 2010 of ovarian cancer at the age of 58.
NEW YORK -- Martin Short said Thursday he believed there was "no ill will intended" when Kathie Lee Gifford asked about the comedian's marriage, seemingly unaware he was a widower.
The actor quietly replied, "We, ah, married 36 years."
"But you're still, like, in love," Gifford continued.
"Madly in love," he replied.
"He and Nancy have one of the greatest marriages of anybody in show business. How many years now for you guys?" Gifford asked on the fourth hour of the NBC program she co-hosts with Hoda Kotb.
After Wednesday's show, Gifford tweeted, "I send my sincerest apologies to Martin Short and his family. He handled situation w/enormous grace and kindness and I'm so grateful."
"And I think it's nice to aspire to be that way," he added.
Short, 62, and Dolman were married for 30 years and had three children.
Gifford was widely criticized for the gaffe, but Short told E! News, "I think that it's live television and people make mistakes and there's no ill will intended."
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