Gayle King Reveals She Begged Oprah to Debunk Lesbian Rumors

Gayle King had a much stronger reaction than Oprah Winfrey to longstanding rumors that they are “secretly gay,” once begging her friend to shut down the widespread speculation.

King, 71, and Oprah, 72, have been best friends for 50 years. But for much of this period, rumors swirled that they were in a romantic relationship.

“It used to really bother me,” King confessed. “I was recently divorced, and there was —The National Enquirer did a story about, that’s the reason for the divorce, because they’re secretly gay. Number one, if we were gay, we would tell you because, believe me, there’s nothing wrong with it. It’s just, I prefer a man.”

King then told Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast that she had asked Oprah to help her shut down the rumors.

Read the full story, [here](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/gayle-king-reveals-she-begged-oprah-to-debunk-lesbian-rumors/).

They were roommates??