Overview
- Gayle King offered a detailed account on the Call Her Daddy podcast released Wednesday of returning home in 1990 and finding her then‑husband with a close friend, a moment she said reshaped their marriage.
- King described specific details from that night, including Bumpus emerging wrapped in a towel, the other woman hiding behind a door, the home alarm sounding, police arriving, and her pushing the nanny to keep their two young children away from the scene.
- The couple tried counseling and briefly reconciled after the incident but divorced in 1993 after King says Bumpus cheated again, and Bumpus previously issued a public apology in 2016 for the affair.
- On Thursday Bumpus issued a renewed statement to TMZ apologizing to King and their family, saying he owns the actions and noting that he and King now have a cordial relationship and co‑parent their adult children.
- The episode has revived public discussion about how private marital crises intersect with public lives, highlighted Oprah Winfrey’s role as a confidante in King’s telling, and underscored long‑term family consequences for the people involved.