4 months ago
Amid a hurricane of speculation astir Gayle King’s early astatine CBS, Page Six has learned that nan “CBS This Morning” co-host had a “low cardinal lunch” pinch nan network’s swashbuckling caller news main Bari Weiss.
And it seems that nan brace person reached an accord of sorts, pinch a CBS spokesperson telling america aft nan sit-down “we expect [King] to person a very agelong early here.”
Lightning rod Weiss has shaken up nan Tiffany network’s news cognition since she took complete successful October, overseeing layoffs and reorganizations of cardinal roles.
In 1 of her much high-profile maneuvers, she moved King’s “CBS This Morning” co-host Tony Dokoupil to nan legendary anchor’s chair connected “CBS Evening News.” She besides hired seasoned Matt Gutman from ABC.
Meanwhile, King’s (famously lucrative) statement is up successful 4 months. She addressed rumors astir her exit from nan show soon aft Weiss’ tenure began, telling TMZ successful October: “All I tin opportunity is this: From what I’m being told wrong this building … each I’ve been told by everybody successful this building is that they want maine here. They for illustration nan occupation I’m doing. I for illustration nan occupation I’m doing!”
She moreover admitted connected Sherri Shepherd’s show that there’s “drama” astatine nan web but that she hoped to “stay retired of it,” and Variety reported that King was group to time off nan greeting flagship show erstwhile her statement ends successful May.
So it was of immoderate statement erstwhile Page Six spies spotted nan duo having a “low-key lunch” astatine Upper West Side staple, Cafe Luxembourg, connected Wednesday, pinch Weiss’ information hanging adjacent astatine nan bar.
“They were successful nan backmost area and snuck in,” nan root said, adding nan unit didn’t look to cognize who Weiss was.
King, connected nan different hand, “was smiling and friends to nan staff.”
Sources told Page Six that King’s lawyer’s person been gathering pinch CBS, and “she will either beryllium exiting wholly aliases perchance going into immoderate benignant of Diane-Sawyer-type of roll,” a root speculated, referring to nan legendary ABC journalist who took connected a “special contributor” title aft leaving her full-time gig connected “ABC World News” successful 2014.
But nan shot appears to beryllium successful King’s court. Network insiders told Page Six that nan journalist is very overmuch beloved and vital.
A spokesperson for nan web said, “CBS News loves Gayle King and we expect her to person a very agelong early here.”
But a first root says consciousness it whitethorn beryllium “it’s nan extremity of nan roadworthy for her astatine nan greeting show” our first root maintained.
Reached for comment, King kidded, “I tin corroborate I was smiling and friends pinch nan staff…”
