Gayle King Breaks Down the Moment She Caught Ex-Husband Cheating With Her Friend
- On Wednesday, CBS Mornings host Gayle King, 71, recalled discovering her ex-husband William Bumpus' alleged affair with her friend on the Call Her Daddy podcast, revealing she returned home unexpectedly in June 1990 after her flight was canceled.
- King had noticed an earlier moment with her friend—where the woman spoke with intimate tone saying 'Whack, the sound of a tennis ball'—as a red flag, but Bumpus allegedly gaslit her into dismissing her instincts, complicating matters since both were married with young children.
- Upon arriving home, King found the alarm set, which she found strange; Bumpus emerged from the bedroom wearing a towel and told her "You can't come in," prompting her response "What do you mean I can't come in?" while their nanny kept the children occupied outside.
- Oprah Winfrey became King's confidant, encouraging her to report the affair and offering flight tickets to Chicago, telling her "your head has been blown off." King and Bumpus divorced but briefly reconciled before she realized "he hadn't really changed," with Bumpus apologizing in 2016 for being haunted by his choice.
- King was married to Bumpus from 1982 to 1993 and successfully co-parented their daughter Kirby, 40, and son William Jr., 39; recently joking he "wasn't looking so good" but has a new girlfriend, King said she no longer wants to remarry, though she remains open to dating.
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Aht! Aht! Gayle King Denies Romance Rumors With BFF Oprah Winfrey & Reveals How Much They Once Bothered Her
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Gayle King addresses how rumors of her romance with Oprah Winfrey affected their relationship
"If we were gay, we would tell you."Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King in March 2026Credit: Swan Gallet/WWD via GettyKey PointsGayle King says rumors that she and Oprah Winfrey were romantically involved used to really bother her.The newscaster admits that she asked Winfrey to address the speculation on her talk show.She says she lets the rumors slide now: "If we were gay, we would tell you."Gayle King and Oprah Winfrey have faced rumors that they wer…
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