{"id":264959,"date":"2025-11-01T13:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T13:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/264959\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T13:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T13:04:09","slug":"gayle-king-denies-report-shes-leaving-cbs-mornings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/264959\/","title":{"rendered":"Gayle King Denies Report She\u2019s Leaving ‘CBS Mornings’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tGayle King<\/a> is speaking out amid a report that she is set to depart CBS Mornings<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\n\tOn Thursday, Variety<\/a> reported that King could step down from her role as CBS Mornings anchor next year and take another role within the network. King has co-hosted CBS Mornings since 2012.<\/p>\n

\n\tHowever, CBS News denied the report. A CBS News spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter, \u201cThere have been no discussions with Gayle about her contract that runs through May 2026. She\u2019s a truly valued part of CBS and we look forward to engaging with her about the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNow King is giving her perspective amid the speculation. While being interviewed by TMZ<\/a> on Friday, King said, \u201cAll I\u2019ve been told by everybody in this building is that they want me here, they like the job I\u2019m doing, I like the job I\u2019m doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI don\u2019t know what to tell you,\u201d she added. \u201cWhat i\u2019m hearing in the building is not what I\u2019m reading in the press. And what I\u2019m not going to do is negotiate in the media.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAll I know is I am here and glad to be here,\u201d she reiterated. <\/p>\n

\n\tVariety reported that King would likely stay within the news division and the network could potentially make a deal with King to produce her own programming. The report comes amid the news division being overhauled under the new Paramount<\/a> Skydance deal. Earlier this month, Paramount announced that it officially acquired\u00a0The Free Press<\/a>, the digital publication founded by\u00a0Bari Weiss<\/a>. As a result, Weiss will become editor-in-chief of CBS News, but will work outside of the current org chart by reporting directly to Paramount CEO David Ellison.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe are thrilled to welcome Bari and\u00a0The Free Press\u00a0to Paramount and CBS News. Bari is a proven champion of independent, principled journalism, and I am confident her entrepreneurial drive and editorial vision will invigorate CBS News. This move is part of Paramount\u2019s bigger vision to modernize content and the way it connects \u2014 directly and passionately \u2014 to audiences around the world,\u201d Ellison said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\n\tGiven King\u2019s deal with CBS Mornings ends next year, there has been growing speculation about her future with the network. On Wednesday,\u00a0Paramount layoffs <\/a>hit\u00a0CBS\u00a0News, with a source saying that every corner of the news division has been impacted. Michelle Miller\u00a0and Dana Jacobson, the co-anchors of the Saturday edition of the morning show, will exit the network as part of the cuts,\u00a0THR\u00a0has confirmed. Lisa Ling shared in an Instagram<\/a>\u00a0video posted on Thursday that she was one of several\u00a0CBS correspondents and contributors\u00a0that were let go from the network.<\/p>\n

\n\tFollowing the hire of Weiss, CBS News had its first high-profile exit <\/a>with John Dickerson, the co-anchor of the\u00a0CBS Evening News<\/a>, who announced that he will leave CBS News at the end of the year.<\/p>\n

\n\tAlex Weprin contributed to this story. <\/p>\n