Gayle King Admits To BFF Oprah Winfrey That Kobe Bryant Backlash Was ‘Very Painful’

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Gayle King, 65, is revealing how she felt about the backlash she faced after asking a question about Kobe Bryant‘s past sexual assault case following his death.

The broadcast journalist sat down with her longtime best friend Oprah Winfrey, 66, for an interview on Oprah’s 2020 Vision: Your Life In Focus Tour in Denver, Colorado on Mar.

7 and spoke about many parts of her life, including the unfortunate and “painful” Kobe situation that took place shortly after his death in late Jan. “I have moved on.

Is there a scab? Yeah. But I have moved on,” Gayle told Oprah about the backlash before admitting it was difficult at first. “I put on my game face and my big girl pants, because I never lost sight of who I was, what I believe I am, and my