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'I love that question. That never bothers me because it's so silly,' Gayle King says
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Oprah and I are not lesbian lovers, best friend says
Gayle King, the best friend of American daytime chat show star Oprah Winfrey, has denied rumours that they are lovers, saying: "I love that question. That never bothers me because it's so silly."
At the Glamour Women of the Year event in New York City, Hollyscoop.com reports King adding: "The thing [is], if we were gay, we would tell you. We would so tell you.
"We wouldn't try to keep that a secret because there's nothing wrong with being gay. So if we were, we would tell you. The truth of the matter is we're not. It's hard enough for me to get a date on a Saturday night as it is.
"This isn't a rumor I'm trying to continue to explore, but no, there's nothing, there's nothing wrong with it."
Last month, lesbian multimedia star Rosie O'Donnell discussed the rumours on Howard Stern's radio show, saying: "I don't know. I think [Oprah's] never been married and she's exceptionally close to Gayle. I don't know that she and Gayle are necessarily doing each other but I think they are the emotional equivalent of..." (here Stern interjects: "A gay couple.")
O'Donnell, referring to Winfrey and King's televised road trip last year, continued: "When they did that road trip, that's as gay as it gets. And I don't mean it to be an insult either. I'm just saying, listen, if you ask me, that's the couple."
