Whoopi Goldberg says that this celebrity ex is the only one with which she is not friends

His relationship with this unique co-star ignited after a controversial incident.


After three marriages - and three later divorces -Whoopi Goldberg decided to stop trying to be something that it was not. "One day ... I thought:" I don't have to do that. I don't have to conform "" she said toThe New York Times in 2019. "I tried the wedding, and it was not for me. "Although this is not the type of wedding, the 67 -year -old actress, actor and television host said she was in touch with most of the men to which she was linked, a list to understandFrank Langella and a liaison eraTimothy Dalton In addition to its three ex-husbands. The only exception is romance which would also prove to be its greatest part. "I am friends with almost all the men with whom I came out, except this man,"Goldberg saidCloser every weekIn 2018. Read more to find out which ex she does not speak and to find out more about their brief but much discussed relationship.

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They fell in love with the summits of their respective careers.

Ted Danson and Whoopi Goldberg in Made in America
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Goldberg andTed met for the first time when they both appeared on an episode ofThe Arsenio Hall Show In 1989. When the host of The Late Night Show made a comment on "how male comedians can be beautiful and funny, but how women cannot be beautiful and funny", "Danson was put off, according to a May 1993Interview with the couple inThe Chicago Tribune. "I decided to nail this guy ... I said:" You are wrong; Here is a very sexy and very funny lady ""CheersOften recalled.

While Goldberg said that she "floated" after hearing this and wondered if there was "something to be the subject of an investigation" with Danson, it is only when they have been thrown in front of the 1992 comedyMade in Americathat sparks would fly. There were soon rumors of romance between the two actors, then the two at the top of their respective games. Fresh out of successSister act and an Oscar victory in 1990 for its supporting role inPhantom, Goldberg became the best paid female actor at the time for his role in the 1993sSister Act 2: Back in habit. For his part, Danson came from 11 years as the highest actor in the highest television for the role of the bartender feminizing Sam Malone.

Date married when their paths crossed.

Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson in 1993
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While Goldberg was single when she found a danson on the set ofMade in America, he was married to two young girls. While the press was the wind of the relationship, his wife, environmental designer, alsoCassandra "Casey" Coates. Coats, who hadhas undergone a stroke During the birth of their first child who left her partially paralyzed, then asked for divorce after more than 15 years of marriage. Without prenuptial agreement in place, the regulations would havecost the actor 30 million dollars, accordingThe telegraph, as well as the main childcare of the couple's children.

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A public appearance has led to serious reactions.

Robert De Niro, Whoopi Goldberg, and Ted Danson in 1993
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Although Goldberg and Dans refused to discuss their relationship publicly in the months that followed the news of their business, the relationship would be back in the headlines in October 1993. It was the month that Goldberg was roasted by the 'emblematic New York Friars Club with a special - and soon sadly famous - the device by dance.Appearing in black makeup, the actor shocked a large part of the public when he would have used a racial insult several times, has made coarse jokes on the anatomy of Goldberg and their sex life, and concluded the performance by digging in a watermelon plate .

While the club's roasts were known to be scorching and unpleasant, the bit did not go well. Walk Show animatorMontel Williams Leave the club to protest, criticismRoger Ebert wrote that "the event has shown that the painful history of black-white relationships in America is still too sensitive to be joking aboutdirectorSpike Lee commented, "There is simply no way that [Goldberg] can defend this thing." Even then the mayor of New YorkDavid Dinkins, who had presented the roast, offered his point of view, calling him "Well, well above the line. ""

In aInterview after performance, Danson said that "it seemed to be a good idea at the time", adding that he did it "because she asked me." Meanwhile,Goldberg stood near him In the tumult that followed, saying at a press conference the next day that she had helped develop the equipment and found the artist who applied makeup. She also defended the performance, as indicated byPeople, by pressing the very racism that they had been confronted as a high level interracial couple, saying: "We receive every day the mail of people who call a lover."

Their relationship came to the public, painful and very final.

Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson in 1993
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Despite the mutually supported support,Goldberg and Darm called it A few weeks later, publishing a statement confirming their break in November after only 18 months together. Danson would later say thatThey had already broken At the time of the roast, describing the incident and a subsequent car accident as a moment of awakening which prepared him to start a relationship withMary Steenburgen, that he met months later and married in 1995. Goldberg also rebounded quickly, marrying his third husband, actorLyle Trachtenberg, in 1994. Danson and Steenburgen are still together, while Goldberg and Trachtenberg divorced a year later.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Perhaps that due to the painful circumstances surrounding the end of the relationship, the former couple would never be seen together again, having lost not only their romantic relationship but also their friendship.

"[The rupture] was really painful, and it was very public," said Goldberg, according toCloser every week. "And the loss of his friendship hurts a lot. We can never go and have a soda, anywhere ... I am friends with almost all the men with whom I have come out, except this man."

ButViewThe host does not cry exactly the state of things today. When asked onLook at what's going on live with Andy Cohen If she always speaks with a danson, she offered a categorical, "uh, no!", Adding: "It was like 20 years ago ... I boned so many people since then."


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