Gayle King, the CBS This Morning host sat down to speak with friend Oprah Winfrey on Saturday for the last stop on her “2020 Vision” tour.

The popular anchor says the fallout from clips posted without her permission from her interview with retired WNBA star Lisa Leslie, in which she asked questions about assault allegations against Kobe Bryant in the days following his untimely death, was “very painful.”

A tremendous backlash ensued with many taking to social media to attack King.

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King told Winfrey she remained steadfast through all of the anger directed toward her.

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