{"id":242675,"date":"2026-05-27T18:03:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T18:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/gayle-king-caught-ex-husband-ex-bestie-having-affair\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T18:03:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T18:03:19","slug":"gayle-king-caught-ex-husband-ex-bestie-having-affair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/gayle-king-caught-ex-husband-ex-bestie-having-affair\/","title":{"rendered":"Gayle King CAUGHT Ex-Husband &#038; Ex-Bestie Having Affair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Who would be foolish enough to betray <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/gayle-king-leaving-cbs-mornings\/?nocache=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">legendary broadcast journalist Gayle King<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>An ex-husband and an ex-close friend, she discusses.<\/p>\n<p>Gayle is going into detail on how she discovered a heartbreaking affair in a dramatic incident that also involved police.<\/p>\n<p>She called Oprah almost immediately to vent about the double betrayal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Gayle King on Call Her Daddy\" class=\"wp-image-555894 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Journalistic icon Gayle King joined the \u2018Call Her Daddy\u2019 podcast in May 2026.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-she-didn-t-know-about-the-affair-despite-subtle-clues\">She didn\u2019t \u2018know\u2019 about the affair, despite subtle clues<\/h2>\n<p>During the Wednesday, May 27 episode of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Fj9YNo_cUgU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Call Her Daddy<\/em> podcast<\/a>, host Alex Cooper asked Gayle about her erstwhile marriage to William Bumpus.<\/p>\n<p>Infidelity, they both acknowledged, was a major factor in the divorce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know how they say \u2018The wife always knows?\u2019 I did not,\u201d Gayle shared.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, she discovered the betrayal when her flight had been canceled. She and both children headed home, accidentally setting off the alarm as they entered the house.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe comes flying out of the room. He\u2019s got a towel on and he goes, \u2018You can\u2019t come in,&#8217;\u201d Gayle recalled.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gayle King tells Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper about the moment she CAUGHT her husband cheating with one of her best friends after coming home unannounced \ud83d\ude33\ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AXVwkyjdkj\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/AXVwkyjdkj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Killa \ud83c\udf3a (@KillaKreww) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KillaKreww\/status\/2059583235957416282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhat do you mean I can\u2019t come in? What are you talking about?\u201d Gayle described herself as having asked.<\/p>\n<p>At that, her erstwhile husband \u2014 wearing a towel \u2014 told her that \u201csomeone\u2019s here.\u201d Which is, as far as the words of cheating spouses, not the cleverest invention that we\u2019ve heard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI start searching the house because I didn\u2019t believe him. I didn\u2019t believe him,\u201d Gayle admitted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI get down and there she is, cowering behind the door in my towel,\u201d she narrated. \u201cIt was a nice bath sheet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This was no stranger. This was her close friend, someone close enough to refer to her as her \u201caunt.\u201d Not anymore, obviously.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Gayle King on Call Her Daddy speaking\" class=\"wp-image-555895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Gayle King on Call Her Daddy speaking\" class=\"wp-image-555895 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0527_use_gayleking_02.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">During her \u2018Call Her Daddy\u2019 podcast interview, Gayle King delved into a variety of personal topics.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-sounded-so-pitiful\">\u2018I sounded so pitiful\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI said, \u2018I can\u2019t believe that you are here and you are doing this,\u2019\u201d Gayle described.<\/p>\n<p>She reflected: \u201cI even said, \u2018I thought we were friends.\u2019 I sounded so pitiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Gayle\u2019s humiliation increased. When the alarm was triggered and not immediately deactivated, the security company dispatched police to her home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe police came, and they said, \u2018Hey, oh my God, it\u2019s Gayle King!\u2019\u201d the broadcast journalist recalled.<\/p>\n<p>As they asked for autographs, it did occur to her that she had more power here than the average housewife might. \u201cI wanted to say, \u2018Could you take out the trash?\u2019 But I didn\u2019t,\u201d she admitted.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gayle King: He Cheated with My Close Friend\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fj9YNo_cUgU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Gayle shared a couple of details of what followed \u2014 aside from the divorce, that is.<\/p>\n<p>Her ex drove the woman to the train station, so that she could catch a ride back to her own husband. Yes, she was also married.<\/p>\n<p>Gayle also called Oprah, venting to one of the most famous and influential people of the past half-century.<\/p>\n<p>She and William divorced in 1993, after 11 years of marriage.<\/p>\n<p>There is, however, a silver lining to all of this.<\/p>\n<p>In a darker timeline, the world might have known her as iconic broadcast journalist <em>Gayle Bumpus<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/05\/gayle-king-describes-catching-ex-husband-affair-close-friend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Who would be foolish enough to betray legendary broadcast journalist Gayle King? An ex-husband and an ex-close friend, she discusses. Gayle is going into detail on how she discovered a heartbreaking affair in a dramatic incident that also involved police. She called Oprah almost immediately to vent about the double betrayal. 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