— in it, we get to know the egot star's mother, emma johnson, and her brother clyde, who both knew whoopi as caryn johnson. It's a memoir about love, grief and coping. 25 2022, published 11:00 a. m. — though goldberg, somewhat famously, loves living alone — a 2016 interview with her, published in this magazine, went viral for goldberg’s assertion that, after three. — the egot winner joined cbs mornings to discuss her new memoir, bits and pieces, which delves into her career, life, and relationships with her late mother, emma. — admittedly, it's a difficult thing for many people to make sense of: Just why did whoopi goldberg marry three times if she didn't love any of her husbands? Is back on the big screen in till (in select theaters oct. — while chatting about marriage and dating on the don lemon show on thursday, may 9, goldberg, 68, said she is a “fundamentally a selfish person” — and that means her. — goldberg didn't shy away from sharing some of the more deeply personal stories in her life, like when her mother suffered a nervous breakdown when she was only a child. — from 1973 to 1979, she was married to alvin martin, with whom she shares daughter alexandrea martin. Goldberg was also married to david claessan from 1986 to 1988,. — npr's ayesha rascoe speaks to whoopi goldberg about her new memoir, bits and pieces, and about the influence of goldberg's family on her. — as for why she didn't stay married, the star told the new york times magazine in 2019, look, people expect you to have a boyfriend. They expect you to get married. — while appearing on the jennifer hudson show yesterday (jan. 22), common seemed to confirm he was dating host jennifer hudson herself, sweetly saying, “this. — we caught up with whoopi goldberg (no, you’re freaking out!) to talk about the change, her new memoir bits and pieces: