Who Is William Bumpus? All About Gayle King’s Ex-Husband & His Affair

William Bumpus and Gayle King at the 2009 New York Film Festival's screening of 'Precious' at Alice Tully Hall on October 3, 2009 in New York City.
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Gayle King is opening up about her painful history with ex-husband William Bumpus.

The CBS Mornings host appeared on the May 27 episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast, during which host Alex Cooper asked about King discovering that her then-husband was having an affair with her friend. After King recounted the full story, Bumpus issued a statement to TMZ, apologizing for the “pain [he] caused decades ago.”