Famous broadcast journalist Gayle King Friday, triggered a live television controversy after using a gay insult while telling a joke.
The actor Matteo Lane, an openly gay actor, was on “CBS Mornings” to promote his new cooking book, “Your Pasta Sucks.”
During the interview, King cited one of Lane’s jokes but used an insult, leading to variable reactions on social networks.
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The interaction of Gayle King and Matteo Lane
While interviewing Lane, King freely discussed his sexual preference and told him by Page six“You kiss being gay and your homosexuality.”
She then asked: “And I wonder where it comes from?
In response, Lane said he came from a “big family where you have to have something funny to say or be obstinate, so you have to speak”.
He added that the fusion of comedy with his culinary skills “was very natural” for him.
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Gayle King uses Gay Slur
Thereafter, King recalled one of Lane’s jokes. She said: “Let’s talk about the stand-up [special]. Can I just say a joke? I hope I have no trouble. “”
The 70-year-old man continued: “You make a riff on the white women who approached you, and they said something on the kitchen, and you said:” What in the gangote F are you talking about? “”
However, the seasoned journalist did not censor the word, although he was deleted in the later broadcasts of the show and on social networks.
Despite the use by King of the gay suspension, Lane found her fun while reacting laughing, exclaiming: “I love you Gayle King!”
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King also asked Lane what the remark meant, and he replied: “It means exactly what you think it means. White women, they are good during the day, but they have a sip of rosé and they say to themselves:” Tonight, it’s me! “They will not stop, I tell you.”
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Internet users react to the use of Gayle King of a gay insult
The reactions to the use by the king of the gay insult were of a mixed variety on social networks. On the one hand, some people had no problem with its use of the insult but found the time hilarious and emblematic.
Bob the Drag Queen republished the clip and commented“Honestly emblematic.”
Another person joked, “Gayle King just said aloud on national television !!!!!! I am gagged! Literally lowered his jaw!”
A third person pointed out: “Lawddd, I’m not even a fan of Gayle King …… at all …. but that shouldn’t even be a conversation. Whoever has problems needs a mental consultation.”
A user of the fourth X added: “Is Gayle King my new queen?”
A fifth person wrote: “Icon status”.
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King faces a backlash
On the other hand, several Internet users were offended by the use by Gayle King of a gay insult on live television and slamming it in turn.
A unhappy person asked: “WTH is wrong with Gayle King?!”
Another person added: “Wow, I don’t like it.”
A third person said: “I don’t care if Gayle King gives Dyke, she still can’t say it as I can’t call him any insult that I want lol, homosexuals must stop the excuse of homophobia when he comes from women.”
Another User Offese X asked: “So … we agree with people who use insults if they cite actors, now? Or does it only apply to cheerful men? I just say. I read the play and many of you think it’s cute. It’s weird to see how the insults against us who are qualified as” not a big problem “.
A fifth person commented: “F-Gogotry is crazy.”
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King and Oprah Winfrey argue that they are not gay
Meanwhile, an X user estimated that the use by Gayle King of the Gay Insult was his “outing”, while another person said that the journalist was a “lesbian”.
However, this is not the case, because King and his longtime friend, Oprah Winfrey, have repeatedly put the record several times on their friendship.
As The Blast reported in July 2024, the couple was guests on the Podcast of Melissa French Gates “moments that make us” and clarified their relationship.
They blamed the rare nature of their friendship for gay rumors, Winfrey noting that people “are generally not used to seeing women” having a link as strong as theirs.
She continuous“You know, for years, people said that we were gays and that we were listening, we were against that forever. And people can always think.”
The king sounded: “I used to say:” Oprah, you have to make a show on this subject because it’s quite difficult for me to get an appointment on Saturday evening with people who think we are gays. “Because if we were gays, we told you!”
