{"id":6997,"date":"2026-07-15T21:35:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6997"},"modified":"2026-07-15T21:35:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:35:50","slug":"kathie-lee-gifford-addresses-frank-gifford-divorce-misconception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=6997","title":{"rendered":"Kathie Lee Gifford Addresses Frank Gifford Divorce Misconception"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->Kathie Lee Gifford Shares She &#8220;Wanted to Die&#8221; Amid Recovery From Multiple Surgeries<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/kathie_lee_gifford\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Kathie Lee Gifford<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> is still hurting over her late husband <\/span><strong>Frank Gifford<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u2019s indiscretion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Nearly 30 years after the former <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Today<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> show host\u2019s late husband had a one-night stand with flight attendant<\/span><strong> Suzen Johnson<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\">, she cleared up a misconception about the headline-dominating scandal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cPeople call it an affair,\u201d Kathie Lee said during a July 15 appearance on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GEVDJODOf5o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer\"><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Hang Out with Sean Hannity<\/span><\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">. \u201cNo, an affair is not a tryst at a hotel one time. At all.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Indeed, while Frank\u2019s 1997 infidelity was a one-night gaffe, the incident gained national attention when an audio recording was published by a tabloid after Kathie Lee publicly defended her husband against the allegation, noting that for her, it was \u201canother betrayal.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cIt was horrible,\u201d she admitted. \u201cHe was my hero. It took a long, long time for me to gain trust again. But you know what I did? The Bible says, \u2018Be anxious for nothing,\u2019 right? Now, did I threaten divorce? 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