Kathie Lee Gifford has been licking her wounds after a painful breakup from boyfriend Richard Spitz, according to a report which claims Hoda Kotb has been stepping up for her pal. Gifford has yet to confirm a breakup just weeks after Kotb sent the internet ablaze with theories there was trouble in paradise by hinting the beloved ex-TV host may be back on the single scene, RadarOnline.com has learned. “Kathie Lee was deeply affected by the loss of her second husband, Frank Gifford, and found solace in her relationship with Richard,” a source said in the National Enquirer’s new report, “She was …