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In this Nov. 21, 2019 file picture, Oprah Winfrey speaks in the course of the Celebration of the Life of Toni Morrison at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York. Winfrey says her mate Gayle King is experiencing demise threats following a social media backlash prompted by an job interview with WNBA star Lisa Leslie that worried the late Kobe Bryant. Winfrey explained on Hoda & Jenna & Buddies, Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, that King “is not doing well” and has to travel with stability since of threats.