CBS On Gayle King Interview Backlash: ‘We Are Addressing The Internal Process That Led To This’
It’s been a pretty rough week for Gayle King following her interview with WNBA Star Lisa Leslie. As we previously reported, the CBS This Morning sat down with Leslie to look back on her friendship with Kobe Bryant who sadly passed died in a helicopter crash last month. During the interview, Gayle brought up his old 2003 rape case which was eventually dismissed.
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Many people found Gayle’s move distasteful, disrespectful and uncalled for. The host even agreed in a follow-up video that she is also “mortified” and “embarrassed” because of how the interview was edited. CBS has now released a statement saying that they “addressing this.”
“Gayle conducted a thoughtful, wide-ranging interview with Lisa Leslie about the legacy of Kobe Bryant. An excerpt was posted that did not reflect the nature and tone of the full interview. We are addressing the internal process that led to this and changes have already been made.”
Following the big wave of backlash, Gayle still appeared on the morning show even despite the new critics which include Snoop Dogg and LeBron James.
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