CBS' Gayle King draws backlash over reaction to Black holdout juror in Clancy case

A juror's on-air disclosure that the lone holdout in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial was a Black man left CBS Mornings host Gayle King reacting with surprise Friday, and the moment quickly went viral on social media. In the TV interview, when she found out the juror was Black, King said, "I have to sit with that for just a second."
CBS' Gayle King draws backlash over reaction to Black holdout juror in Clancy case

During a TV interview, CBS Mornings host Gayle King expressed surprise upon discovering that the lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial was a Black man. This reaction was disclosed by a juror on-air and subsequently went viral on social media. King stated in the interview, “I have to sit with that for just a second.”

  • Gayle King reacted with surprise during a TV interview.
  • The surprise was in response to a juror’s on-air disclosure.
  • The disclosure revealed the lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial was a Black man.
  • The moment quickly went viral on social media.
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