Whoopi Goldberg Keeps in Touch with All of Her Exes: 'There's Nobody That I've Messed with That I Absolutely Hate'

Mar. 15, 2025

Whoopi Goldberg on Feb. 29, 2024.Photo:Roy Rochlin/Getty Images

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Whoopi Goldbergis explaining why she remains friendly with all of her exes.One hot topic to come up on the Oct. 30episode ofThe Viewcentered on National Text Your Ex Day, and the co-hosts disagreed over whether it’s appropriate to keep in contact with former partners after a breakup.During the segment, Goldberg told the panel (including Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin) that “I’m in touch with all of my exes.““I’m in touch with every one of them, because once they were my friends. It doesn’t mean that we talk all the time, but I will be respectful enough for you,” she said.Continued Goldberg, “I don’t have to sleep with you, I don’t have to eat with you — I don’t have to do any of those things that a relationship forces. But I can be [friendly], because there’s nobody that I’ve lived with or messed with that I absolutely hate.“TheBits and Piecesauthorhas been open about relationships andher views on marriage in the past, including during discussions onThe View.The Oscar winner, who is mom to daughter Alex Martin, 51, has been married three times: to Alvin Martin, cinematographer David Claessen and actor Lyle Trachtenberg.Whoopi Goldberg on Oct. 17, 2023.Dia Dipasupil/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.She told toldTheNew York Times Magazineback in 2016 that she was “not that interested” in marriage since she liked to live alone.“I’m much happier on my own,” Goldberg said at the time. “I can spend as much time with somebody as I want to spend, but I’m not looking to be with somebody forever or live with someone. I don’t want somebody in my house.”

Whoopi Goldbergis explaining why she remains friendly with all of her exes.

One hot topic to come up on the Oct. 30episode ofThe Viewcentered on National Text Your Ex Day, and the co-hosts disagreed over whether it’s appropriate to keep in contact with former partners after a breakup.

During the segment, Goldberg told the panel (including Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin) that “I’m in touch with all of my exes.”

“I’m in touch with every one of them, because once they were my friends. It doesn’t mean that we talk all the time, but I will be respectful enough for you,” she said.

Continued Goldberg, “I don’t have to sleep with you, I don’t have to eat with you — I don’t have to do any of those things that a relationship forces. But I can be [friendly], because there’s nobody that I’ve lived with or messed with that I absolutely hate.”

TheBits and Piecesauthorhas been open about relationships andher views on marriage in the past, including during discussions onThe View.

The Oscar winner, who is mom to daughter Alex Martin, 51, has been married three times: to Alvin Martin, cinematographer David Claessen and actor Lyle Trachtenberg.

Whoopi Goldberg on Oct. 17, 2023.Dia Dipasupil/Getty

Dia Dipasupil/Getty

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She told toldTheNew York Times Magazineback in 2016 that she was “not that interested” in marriage since she liked to live alone.

“I’m much happier on my own,” Goldberg said at the time. “I can spend as much time with somebody as I want to spend, but I’m not looking to be with somebody forever or live with someone. I don’t want somebody in my house.”

source: people.com