Yesterday Russ made comments surrounding the Gayle King situation that lead people to believe that he was defending her. But, he says he wasn’t defending her rather he was, “defending journalism,” and what they’re taught. In Journalism school you’re taught that “if it bleeds it leads,” and Gayle “artfully” asked the question to Lisa Leslie; […]
Gayle King heard you. After her interview with former L.A. Sparks star Lisa Leslie went viral for all the wrong reasons, King addressed the backlash, saying disrespecting Kobe Bryant was not the takeaway she’d intended. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram King interviewed Leslie about her longtime friendship with Bryant, as a member of the […]
Gayle King has drawn the ire of Kobe Bryant’s mourning fans. In an interview on “CBS This Morning” King asked former L.A. Sparks star and Bryant friend Lisa Leslie did she think supporting him was ‘complicated.” A poised Leslie said that in her twenty-year friendship with Kobe she’d never seen him being aggressive with women. […]
Gayle King is speaking out about Oprah Winfrey’s decision to drop out of the Russell Simmons rape accuser documentary. Winfrey is backing away from the untitled documentary from filmmakers Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick, weeks before the film is set to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. Winfrey joined the project as an executive producer and the doc was going to release as […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey’s going on tour, and she’s bringing a rock-star lineup with her, including former first lady Michelle Obama and Grammy– and Oscar-winner Lady Gaga. Live Nation announced Wednesday that Winfrey’s wellness arena tour with WW (Weight Watchers Reimagined) — dubbed “Oprah’s 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus” — will also […]
It had been reported that Janet Jackson was surrounded by cops and bodyguards as she departed a Popeye’s store after experiencing their now much-in-demand chicken sandwich, but she has yet to share her review about the sandwich. Only problem is … IT DID NOT HAPPEN. We now know this because Janet’s publicist, Paula Witt, hipped us to that fact. She […]
On Monday, Darrell Johnson stepped down as the crisis manager of jailed R. Kelly after making controversial comments during an interview with CBS about not leaving his daughter alone with someone accused of pedophilia. Johnson chopped it up with Gayle King on “CBS This Morning” and gave an update on the embattled R&B star, but he also […]
Former First Lady Michelle Obama, as usual, was all glammed up and gorgeous Saturday night at the Essence Festival. But of course, since it was her, the audience was also treated to lots of substance as well. In a fun keynote convo with CBS’ Gayle King, she dropped some major relationship gems such as the rib-tickler about her […]
We’ve got some not-so-good news regarding Gayle King and the show she presides over, CBS This Morning. Unfortunately, the ratings are falling. Last month the network revamped the anchor lineup of its morning news show and initially, it got a bump in numbers when it brought in Anthony Mason and Tony Dokoupil to join King in […]
Wendy Williams is out here shopping a tell-all interview about her divorce, son’s recent arrest and her battle with addiction. But veteran journalist Gayle King wants no parts of it. Williams reportedly thought King was the perfect media personality to spill the tea to, but the CBS anchor considers Wendy’s personal drama “a little too trashy for morning […]
Gayle King moderated former First Lady Michelle Obama’s sold-out “Becoming” book tourstop at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta on May 1. In addition to the engaging conversation, attendees got to see new pictures and Obama family videos, some never before released to the public, 11alive.com reports. During the 90-minute “intimate conversation,” Obama discussed everything from her marriage with former President Barack […]
Norah O’Donnell will become anchor and managing editor of the “CBS Evening News” and Gayle King is getting two new morning show co-hosts as CBS News seeks to boost the programs’ ratings and put a tumultuous, scandal-scarred period behind it. “The news should rarely be about us, and sometimes what you read isn’t even […]
