Gayle King Cite Gay Slur on live television

Gayle King used a gay insult while telling a joke on live television.

The broadcasting journalist interviewed the actor Matteo Lane – who is openly gay – about his new cooking book, “Your Pasta Sucks”, when she quoted one of his jokes.

“You kiss being gay and your homosexuality,” said King, 70, in Lane, 38, who had freely discussed his sexual orientation throughout the cat.

“And I wonder – where does it come from?”

Lane explained that he comes from a “big family where you must have something funny to say or be obstinate, you must therefore speak”, adding that he “seemed very natural” for him to merge the comedy with his cooking skills.

King then said, “Let’s talk about the stand-up (special). Can I just say a joke? I hope I don’t have any problems.

She did not censor the word.

However, in the subsequent broadcasts of the program and on social networks, the insult has been deleted.

Lane’s representatives did not immediately respond to the request for comments on page six, but it seemed to find the comment fun in the moment, when he let out a generous ricating and exclaimed: “I love you Gayle King!”

When King asked what the remark meant, Lane replied: “This means exactly what you think it means – what devil?”

While some Internet users estimated that the moment was “honestly emblematic”, most were shocked by the move – including his co -hosts during the segment, Tony Dokoupil and Nate Burleson.

King representatives did not immediately respond to the request for comments on page Six.