Fox News devoted some time on Wednesday afternoon to the R. Kelly interview that aired on “CBS This Morning.” During the interview, Kelly lashed out dramatically at his interviewer, Gayle King, screaming and pounding his fists, as she asked him pointed questions about the sexual abuse allegations he is currently facing and those he has faced in the past.
Through the entire encounter, King remained calm in the face of rage and the possibility of physical harm — leaving viewers in awe of her composure.
It didn’t go unnoticed at Fox. But the moment was short-lived when it became clear Jesse Watters didn’t know which interviewer he was praising.
Watters apologized a second time later in the show with a note on a whiteboard, “I’m sorry Gayle + Robin.”
The network also apologized swiftly in August when it mistook singer Patti LaBelle for Aretha Franklin as part of the network’s obituary for Franklin. As The Washington Post’s Sean Sullivan reported at the time, “the flub was made all the more ironic by the fact that Franklin and LaBelle reportedly had a long-standing feud that only ended on Thursday morning when the 76-year-old legendary diva passed away.”
Robin Roberts faced criticism after her interview with Jussie Smollett on Feb. 14 about the alleged hate crime committed against him in Chicago. The interview aired on ABC’s “Good Morning America” days before he was arrested and accused of filing a false police report.
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