CBS Host Gayle King Blasted for Being ‘Out-of-Touch’

While Americans scrape by, Gayle King is crying over… airplane windows?

Gayle King is catching serious heat after posting what many are calling one of the most clueless, tone-deaf celebrity meltdowns of the year — all because her business-class seat didn’t have a window.

Yes, while millions of hardworking Americans are choosing between groceries and gas, the millionaire CBS host took to Instagram to blast United Airlines for the sheer horror of having to fly in luxury without a view.

In her now-viral post, King shared video footage from her plush flight cabin and complained, “When is a window seat not a window seat?” She even tagged United and said the flight attendant “had never seen anything like it” and encouraged her to “complain.”

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So complain she did.

King — whose net worth hovers around $40 million — said this was her “complaint” post before pivoting to plug her upcoming TV segment and brag about all the reading time she had on her “8-plus-hour flight.”

The backlash was swift and brutal.

“Rich people problems,” one follower wrote bluntly.

Another fired back: “Should they pay you emotional damages? Want a year of free travel too?”

But the most stinging reply came from someone actually stranded overseas:
“Gayle out of touch — me and my family are stuck in Amsterdam with no way home. Sorry about your missing window.”

This PR flop comes right as King is battling swirling rumors about her future at CBS. Though she insists she’s “still there” and “staying out of the drama,” her critics aren’t buying it — especially with recent speculation that CBS is ready to shake up its morning lineup.

King has tried to laugh off the headlines, claiming she’s “told they like her,” but the combination of her luxury-flight whining and ongoing rumors has only fueled more calls for CBS to replace her with someone “a little more in touch with reality.”