Followers have been shocked by Gayle King’s uncensored second.
Throughout Thursday’s episode of “CBS Mornings,” Matteo Lane, an brazenly homosexual comic, appeared on the present, which promoted the host, 70, to repeat a joke he utilized in his routine.
“Let’s talk about the stand-up [special]. Can I just say one joke? I hope I don’t get in trouble,” King stated. “You do a riff about white women who approached you, and they said something about cooking, and you said, ‘What in the f—-try are you talking about?’”
The homosexual slur made the comedian, 38, crack up, as he lined his mouth to suppress his laughter. King inquired: “I thought that was hilarious. What does that mean?”
Lane replied. “I love you, Gayle King.”
“It means exactly what you think it means. White women, they’re fine during the day, but they have one sip of a rosé and they’re like, ‘Tonight’s about me!’ They won’t stop, I’m telling you. Horrible.”
The Publish has reached out to CBS for remark.
After the alternate, viewers took to social media to share their response to the second.
“I had to watch this at least 6 times,” one consumer stated on X. “like did she really say that????” whereas a second added, “Gayle King saying f*gg*t on daytime television in 2025 what timeline are we living in,” alongside a clip from the present.
One other viewer chimed in, “Not okay with @GayleKing using the f-slur in her interview with #MatteoLane on @cbs. That word has a very dark history for gay men. The fact it was used so casually and laughed at on morning TV, even if she was quoting his standup, is really depressing.”
Rounding out the disbelief, a 3rd fan responded: “Did Gayle King just say that out loud on National TV!!!!!! I’m GAGGED! Literally jaw dropped!”
After the reside episode, CBS eliminated the slur from all of their social platforms, however Lane did publish a censored model of the present on his Instagram.
King and Lane have but to handle her remarks.
In the course of the episode, the duo additionally spoke about Lane’s new cookbook, “Your Pasta Sucks”
“You embrace being gay and your homosexuality,” King admired of her visitor.
“And I’m wondering — where did this come from?” the journalist requested. “The funniness that you were able to combine with cooking and your stand-up, too?”
Lane revealed he comes from “a large family where you have to have something funny to say or be opinionated, so you have to speak up.”
He famous it “felt very natural” for him to mix his love for comedy and cooking.
