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Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King React to Longstanding Lesbian Rumors

'If we were gay, we'd tell you!' Gayle King said of her friendship with Oprah Winfrey.

When the two appeared on Melinda French Gates' Moments That Make Us interview series on Wednesday, the women cleared the air about their close friendship. The longtime pals' relationship dates back some 50 years and began when they both worked at the Baltimore-area news station WJZ-TV. While speaking with Gates, Winfrey pointed out that she believes lesbian rumors swirl because people "aren't used to seeing women with this kind of truth bond."

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