Whoopi Goldberg Revealed Her Three Marriages Went Wrong For This Reason

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You see, Goldberg married her first husband, Alvin Martin, in 1973. During that time, the comedian gave birth to her only child, daughter Alexandrea “Alex” Martin. But Goldberg couldn’t stay the course, and the couple split in 1979. And that’s right around the time that her career began to take off. Was that a coincidence?