Will Bumpus-Junior: Last News

Kirby Bumpus is married! The daughter of Gayle King tied the knot with fiancé Virgil Miller in December 2020, saying “I do” at Oprah Winfrey’s Santa Barbara home. It was a small and private affair, with a guest list that included Oprah, Steadman Graham, and the mother of the bride. Gayle’s son, Will Bumpus Jr., officiated. Gayle, 66, has been sitting on this good news for months – she respected her daughter’s wishes to tell only family and close friends – but now, she’s telling the world. The Oprah Magazine editor at large shared some details about the ceremony with the publication, saying that “it wasn’t the wedding we planned, but it was absolutely perfect.”

Gayle King broke down in tears as she spoke on The Talk about George Floyd‘s death, and her fears about what could happen to her own son. The CBS This Morning host, 65, is worried about the repercussions of her 33-year-old, Will Bumpus Jr., doing things as innocuous as walking his dog and being killed because of the color of his skin. “I’m worried about him, saying, ‘Will, please don’t walk Scott [his dog], please don’t take him for long walks, everything is so volatile’… He lives in the Santa Monica area, so he can hear the police choppers and he can hear the sounds of the city. And Santa Monica, as you know, is a very affluent town… but I’m worried about him walking his frickin’ dog… I worry for him being a black man, period.”