Gayle King lends almost $4k to man for “child support” in viral video

Gayle King is letting us in on an experience with a man she dated, and he had no shame asking Thee Gayle King for help regarding his child support.

Gayle King Gives Us Her Take On Dating

According to the New York Post, Gayle King (69-year-old television host) has appeared in an interview recently on ‘The Pivot Podcast.’ During her appearance, King lets us in on the “difficulties” she deals with dating pool.

It’s been reported that King has not been in the public eye when it comes to relationships since her divorce from her former husband Bill Bumpus in 1993.

Read What Gayle Expresses Below

“What’s difficult is that people say, ‘Oh, you’re so intimidating,’” she reportedly explained, per New York Post. “Somebody said to me once, ‘Gayle, look at your shoes … look at your bag, look at your coat. You’re friends with Oprah.’ A guy looks at that and says, ‘I can’t compete with that.’”

The star also shared she doesn’t want people to feel like it’s a “competition” instead, she wants someone who isn’t easily “intimidated.”

“You want somebody who has a sense of humor, who’s very secure,” she said. “Who’s not intimidated by whatever all of this is that just sees you for you.”

Says King

In addition, King Opens Up About An Experience In Particular

The 69-year-old went on about a recent dating experience. Explaining while attempting to enjoy a night out, her date proceeded to ask her if he could speak to her in confidence. “private conversation” She mentions.

Gayle King Explains Below

“I went on a date. I was really excited, very excited about it. We’d gone out maybe two months, and then he said he really needed to talk to me,” she explained. “He wanted to have a private conversation… [He said,] ‘Do you think you could lend me $4,000?’ I’m like, oh God.”

King expressed that she was “crushed” by her date’s request.

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“I was so crushed because he was somebody who was making, you know, six figures, successful. And when I said, you know, ‘Could I ask what it’s for?’ He said, ‘Yeah, it was for a child support issue and to pay a payment on some furniture.’ [And I said to myself] ‘Oh God, this is just getting worse.’”

In reports of Decider, King said that their conversation took place on a Sunday, and her date promised to pay her back by Thursday. Reluctantly, King goes along with the $4k request all the while losing interest in the man. However, King explained that the relationship between the two no longer felt “the same” afterward, even though he paid her back on time.

King says

“I wrote it [the $4k check] because I thought it had to be very difficult for him to ask me, and I just figured that would be that. And he did pay me back on Thursday, but it didn’t feel the same… It just changed the relationship for me. So, in answer to your question, ‘Is it difficult to date?’ Yes, I think so,” she concluded.

The Media Actively Responds

Users across social media and one in particular X formerly known as Twitter, to share their responses to King’s experience. A lot of users were not in agreeance with King’s decision to loan her date the $4K.

Here Are Some Responses From Users Online (gathered from sources)

Why would a man who owes ANYTHING in child support … let alone $4000 have ACCESS to dating THEE Gayle King? What kinda scraping form the bottom of the barrel ass choice was that Ms. Mamas?! And then you loaned it to him?! She’s part of her own problem. Because choices. pic.twitter.com/WIQWY8I7IM

— 💙🏁 (@shezsoambitious) January 29, 2024

Despite How Many Felt, Some saw no wrong in him making the financial support request.

On Gayle King: If I had to make a $4K child support payment, and couldn’t make it, it doesn’t matter how I got in the situation. I’m in it.

Not asking Gayle to borrow the money would be silly masculine pride.

Ask. Borrow. Make the child support payment. Then pay the loan back.

— Mekka 💉x7 @mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io (@mekkaokerekebye) January 31, 2024

On X A User Was Critical To King For Sharing Her Experience To The Public When Calling Things Off With The Man.

a man asked Gayle King to loan him some money to take care of a child support issue and he paid her back on time and she never looked at him the same because she “couldn’t get over it” and now she telling everybody https://t.co/jHw1yBrHjg

— Inverted ParadX, PhD (@InvertedParadX) January 31, 2024

It Was Captured One X User Coming To King’s Defense.

It’s absolutely okay for Gayle King to say she couldn’t get over a guy she was dating for just 2 months  days for the idiots) asking for $4K worth of help with HIS CHILD SUPPORT. Whether paid back on time or not. Don’t be dense.

— RB 🍓 (@THE40OUNCE) January 30, 2024