Gayle King Cries Before Admitting Her Fears For Son Will, 33, Being A ‘Black Man, Period’ In America
Gayle King broke down in tears as she spoke on The Talk about George Floyd‘s death, and her fears about what could happen to her own son. The CBS This Morning host, 65, is worried about the repercussions of her 33-year-old, Will Bumpus Jr., doing things as innocuous as walking his dog and being killed because of the color of his skin. “I’m worried about him, saying, ‘Will, please don’t walk Scott [his dog], please don’t take him for long walks, everything is so volatile’… He lives in the Santa Monica area, so he can hear the police choppers and he can hear the sounds of the city. And Santa Monica, as you know, is a very affluent town… but I’m worried about him walking his frickin’ dog… I worry for him being a black man, period.”