June 12, 2024
Gayle King just updated everyone on her best friend, Oprah Winfrey’s hospitalization, revealing she only needed "an IV drip."
After the 69-year-old author, revealed that Winfrey had suffered a stomach virus and dehydration during CBS Mornings on Tuesday, June 11, the news of the 70-year-old’s hospitalization took media outlets by storm.
To set the record straight, and shut down news of the veteran talk show host being admitted in a hospital, King facetimed her close friend and uploaded the clip on her official Instagram account.
"I never said you were hospitalized, I did say that you had a stomach something, was coming out of both sides, which it was," said King in the video.
"I was in the emergency room, I was so dehydrated," Winfrey replied, adding "I had a dry mouth and I couldn't keep enough water down to get hydrated, so I went to the emergency room for that, and that's just it."
Winfrey continued saying she was "not 100 [percent], I'm on my way to 100,” While King further clarified in the caption of the video, “I thought I made that clear but next thing I know I’m surprised to see headlines that scream “Oprah’s hospitalized!” (She was NOT!)”