Originally posted on April 17, 2020 @ 2:46 pm
Everyone knows how the internet blew up after we witnessed Gayle King’s story on her ex-husband’s disgusting cheat sheet. If you didn’t catch what happened, don’t worry because we will inform you of the details later in the article. However, who is the man that left Gayle King wholly torn?
Let’s get to know what is Gayle King’s ex-husband’s wiki-bio, career, and net worth. Also, we will undoubtedly get our hands-on the reason for their divorce. So, make sure you stick with us till the end. And, find every detail you wish to know about William Bumpus and his married life too.
Who is William Bumpus?
Firstly, William Bumpus is the ex-husband of the famous Journalist, Gayle King. Similarly, he was born and raised in Greenwich, South East London, England, and his birth name is William G. Bumpus. Moreover, born in 1954, this man is 66 years old in 2020. However, his exact birth date and his parents, neither his mother nor his father’s information is available.
Likewise, William came to fame after he got married to the famous Journalist Gayle King. Moreover, he is also the ex-son-in-law of a homemaker and an electrical engineer. As of his education, after high school, the man went to Central Connecticut State University. Similarly, later he got into Yale Law School, and there is where he got his degree in Juris and graduated.
Nevertheless, we will make sure to inform you once we get our hands on it. So make sure you come back and check our article so that you don’t miss out on the added information.
Caption: William Bumpus- Gayle King’s Ex-Husband
William Bumpus Career & Source of Income
It seems like Bumpus always wanted to be a lawyer since the start. Likewise, he worked as a lawyer/attorney, and then not long after, he proceeded to open his clinic. Furthermore, those happened in the early 80s. Moving on, while he worked as a helper, it is said that he has a portion of the Government. Besides, the information says that it’s at fault for the assortment and for those who are qualified to receive the nomination regarding prosecutions and articles are penalizing.
Furthermore, Bumpus is a specialist in the field of the Termination of Urology. He represented DCF and fought in the curt for Abuse and Neglect of Kids. Moreover, before that, he worked as a CT Assistant State and made a position as Attorney Criminal Prosecutor.
Caption: William Bumpus’ Career- Lawyer
William Bumpus Net Worth and Salary
Since we’ve spoken about how Bumbus earns his money and enjoys his riches, it’s time we talk about his income. With no further delay, let us inform you about his net worth. As of 2020, WilliamBumpus has a net worth that is estimated to be around $22 million. This is a net worth he stacked up after working years and years as an attorney.
Furthermore, since he has such a massive amount of net worth, don’t you want to know what his salary is? Of course, you do. But, it is a bummer to inform you that we don’t know what William’s salary is. But we are looking into it. So make sure you come back to check our article in the future so that you don’t miss out on the added information.
Married Life and Children- Personal Life
William Bumpus is an attorney who came to light and fame after he married his former wife, Gayle King. Similarly, Gayle King is a famous journalist, an author, and also a famous tv personality. Moreover, Gayle fell in love with William, and after a year of dating, they decided to get married. If you ask us, it was a hurried marriage for sure. Furthermore, Gayle and Bumpus tied their knot in 1982, right after a year of dating from 1981.
However, their marriage had a sad ending. Unlike most of the other divorce, we know how tragic this was for Gayle. But we will get into that later. First, let’s talk about the kid’s Gayle, and William had when they were married for eight years. \
The former couple William and Gaylee gave birth to their first child daughter, and a little while later, they welcomed their son into their lives. Similarly, the first kid is a daughter who is named Kirby Bumpus, and their lovely baby boy is named William Bumpus Jr. Likewise, Gayle’s best friend and a fantastic TV personality Oprah Winfrey is the godmother to the two children.
Caption: William Bumpus Jr with mother Gayle
Reason for Divorce/ Controversy
Gayle King and William Bumpus were married for a whole eight years before they decided on ending their relationship for good. In addition, in June of 1990, the news broke that Gaye had filed for a divorce. And the reason for divorce was more shocking. Gayle said that the main reason for the divorce is because she caught her husband making love with another woman.
After three years of battle in the court, the divorce finally finalized in 1993. Similarly, Gayle got custody of her two children, and they have grown as a fantastic personality, just like their mother.
Caption: Gayle King and William Bumpus Divorce Reason
William Public Apology
When King walked into her former husband William butt naked with another woman who was her friend, she broke down. Yet, the man blurted out how he never really loved Gayle and that he wished not to be with her. Moreover, the day Oprah attended the wedding, she said she already had a feeling the marriage would not work out.
However, after two decades of the divorce, William finally apologized to Gayle publicly. And Gayle is now friends with her ex-husband, and she has no hate fr Bumpus whatsoever.
Caption: William Bumpus’ Apology to Gayle King
Social Media Update
William Bumpus is not active in social media for now. Or even if he does, he might be under another name of privacy, so we cannot find it out. However, if we get our hands on the information regarding his social media profile, we will make sure to update it to you. So do stay tuned to us.
