Oprah’s best friend Gayle buys posh manhattan penthouse for $7.4million
Posted by Media Outrage on January 18, 2008
Gayle King who is Oprah’s BFF has purchased a $7.4million posh full floor penthouse apartment at Place 57 on East 57th Street. Gayle had been a long time Connecticut resident, so some are speculating whether her real estate purchase in NY has anything to do with her possibly running Oprah’s newest business endeavor.
“King’s full-floor sky palace has three bedrooms, 3½ baths, a large living room/dining area and a 768-square-foot wraparound terrace.
The spacious condo features soaring ceilings, two fireplaces, 360-degree views, a gourmet kitchen with Viking appliances and marble baths.
Amenities in the 36-floor glass building include a high-tech gym, children’s playroom, residents’ lounge and the likelihood of bumping into Winfrey when she’s in town.
“Oprah was very friendly and even took the time to introduce herself to the building’s employees,” said one insider after the media mogul recently appeared in the lobby.
King, the mother of two college kids, is a former TV news anchor and currently editor at large for O, the Oprah magazine. She is also expected to get involved with Winfrey’s new OWN television network.
Last year Winfrey and King went public to deny rumors that they were gay.
We hear that King is also in the process of buying a large apartment on West End Avenue for her children.”
Mediaoutrage- That’s dope that Oprah looks out for her best friend like that. Who wouldn’t look out for their homie if they were in the position that Oprah is in??? Like we can remember when Shaq said that he paid all of his homies to do different jobs for him like one to go to the mailbox and collect the mail. You’re supposed to help out your family and close friends when you are elevated to a status especially when you’re Oprah Winfrey one of the most powerful and wealthy women in the world. We don’t understand why folk would assume that they are lovers that doesn’t make sense to us. This woman is worth over $1.5 billion and made over $260 million last year, why wouldn’t she involve Gayle King (who stopped her from committing suicide before she ever became famous) in her lucrative business ventures.
January 18, 2008 at 3:50 pm
You go Gayle. I remember you as a reporter in tired Kansas City, Missouri on a local television station. Props to what you’ve accomplished.