This week CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King faced the wrath of Kobe Bryant fans after she questioned his friend, Lisa Leslie, about his 2003 rape accusation in an interview clip that went viral [click here if you missed that].
Gayle's bestie, Oprah Winfrey, tearfully defends her friend...
In an appearance on Today with Hoda and & Jenna Oprah claims Gayle is NOT doing well. She hasn't slept a wink and has to have extra security because she's been receiving death threats.
.@Oprah emotionally responds to backlash her friend Gayle King received over King’s recent interview about Kobe Bryant with WNBA legend Lisa Leslie: “She is not doing well because she has now death threats.” pic.twitter.com/M8HrCp8vTr— TODAY with Hoda & Jenna (@HodaAndJenna) February 7, 2020