‘She’s No Journalist, She’s Oprah’s Friend’: Gayle King Under Fire as Explosive Allegations of Coaching Guests Spark Backlash From Fans

Gayle King is now getting some backlash upon Ta-Nehisi Coates revisiting the vehement interview he had with “CBS Mornings.”& Coates appeared on the show in September to discuss his new book “The Message” with the show’s hosts Tony Dokoupil, Nate Burleson, and King. During the interview, Dokoupil, who is Jewish, was criticized for pressing Coates about a section in the book where he challenges Israel for the way it has treated Palestinians since capturing the Gaza Strip and the West Bank during the 1967 Six-Day War. Gayle King (Photo by Arturo Holmes/WireImage) Dokoupil questioned why Coates’ book opted to leave out any mention of Israel’s enemies, asking Coates: “Is it because you just don’t believe that Israel in any condition has a right to exist?” Coates responded, “I wrote a 260-page book. It is not a treatise on the entirety of the conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians.” Dokoupil’s questioning resulted in a back-and-forth between him and Coates for the majority of the nearly seven-minute interview. King only got to ask the author one question, which was “What’s your message?” Despite having only asked one question, King has been caught in the crossfire, with her journalistic credibility being questioned....