Overview
- The disclosure came on the March 18 episode during a Hot Topics discussion of a Cosmopolitan essay about missing single life.
- Goldberg identified herself as single and said she is not married or responsible to a partner.
- The moment prompted on-air banter and audience applause and was quickly amplified across entertainment outlets.
- She has long said she prefers living alone, telling Interview Magazine and The New York Times she is happier on her own and does not want to cohabit.
- The EGOT winner has been married three times — to Alvin Martin, David Claessen, and Lyle Trachtenberg — and has previously set boundaries for casual encounters such as no overnight stays.