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Who Is Gayle King’s Ex-Husband? What to Know About William Bumpus' Affair

Gayle King is still looking for love after her 1993 divorce from ex-husband William Bumpus. The two wed in 1982 but called it quits years later after King discovered in 1990 that he was having an affair with one of her close friends. At the time, King unexpectedly returned to their shared home after her flight got canceled. Bumpus told King that she couldn’t come in the house, telling her “there’s somebody in” there. “I didn’t believe him,” King said during a May 2026 appearance on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast. “I get down and there they are — or there she is cowering behind the door in my tow...