Unknown Facts Of Gayle King’s Son William Bumpus Jr- His Bio, Martial Status & Net Worth

Gayle King, an American personality and broadcast journalist is the mother of William Bumpus Jr. She is well known for her work as the host of CBS This Morning and the CBS Mornings morning shows. Despite all of Gayle’s fame over the years, the same cannot be said for her son.

William favors a quiet existence away from the spotlight. But ever since his mother’s divorce from William Bumpus, the star child has been in the news. As a result, we’ll examine the celebrity son’s life and talk about all the fascinating details about Bumpus Jr., such as his age, educational background, line of work, wife, and more.

Who Is William Bumpus Jr? His Early Life:

William was born on April 28, 1987, in Connecticut, USA, and will be 35 years old in 2023. He is the child of William Bumpus and Gayle King. Taurus is his zodiac sign. His parents divorced in 1990, and he and his older sister, Kirby Bumpus, were raised by a single mother. He and his mother have a close relationship.

Kirby was born on May 12, 1986. She used to be an administrator, but now she mentors and teaches about health. As for William’s ethnicity, he is American by nationality and has African-American ancestry. He is also Peggy King’s and Scott King’s grandson.

Academic Excellence:

William is a person with a good education. William enrolled at Duke University after high school, where he earned an art bachelor’s degree in 2009.

What is William’s occupation?

William Bumpus Jr. currently serves as Headspace’s chief of staff. William began working there in 2017 and has continued to do so. Soon after graduating in 2009, he first began working as an investment banker for Perella Weinberg Partners in New York City.

Bumpus began working for corporate development in Shanghai, China, two years later. He worked as a business intelligence analyst for Activision from 2012 to 2015. William also worked for the Stanford Business School from 2015 to 2017.

William’s Parents Divorced After Eight Years Of Marriage

1982 saw the marriage of William’s parents in Hartford, Connecticut. Gayle wasn’t as pleased with the wedding as she would have liked and questioned whether it would last for a long time, but they had a pretty lovely wedding nonetheless. She even claimed that she didn’t feel particularly special at the time.

When it came to their first encounter, their paths crossed sometime in 1981. They had a certain chemistry, and soon after, they began dating. Before getting married in 1982, the then-boyfriend and girlfriend dated each other for some time. They dated for almost eight years before deciding to go their separate ways.

In 1990, William’s parents divorced. And in 1993, their divorce was legally finalized.

Bumpus Jr’s Father Cheated On His Mother

Even though the divorce decree listed irreconcilable differences, many people believe that William Bumpus’s adultery with his then-wife may have been the real cause of their split. In 2006, while Will Smith was a guest on one of the journalist’s XM Satellite Radio shows, she talked openly about being dumped by her then-husband. She stated:

“I attended marital counseling because I was married to a liar. Since I’ve been divorced since 1993, I’m fully recovered. I figured it out. I’m not resentful. I’m OK. Really fine.”

William’s father later publicly expressed his regret to King in a letter sent to ET online.

“This decision that changed my life has plagued me ever since. Although I have dealt with this privately, I sincerely regret the significant wrongdoing that irreparably altered all of our lives. I have the utmost respect for Gayle and the poise with which she handled the situation.”

As a result of their divorce, Gayle King appears to be single, whereas William Bumpus is seeing Jane Neu. They’ve been dating since October 2020.

Is William Bumpus Jr. Single?

William Bumpus Jr. is notoriously private when discussing his personal life, as we’ve already mentioned. We don’t have even the slightest bit of information about his marital status with his wife or his dating life. But given his age, we can assume that William is either married or romantically involved with someone special.

However, these are ultimately just conjectures, and we won’t know until the man himself signs the document pertaining to the matter.

William’s Mother Begged For Her Son’s Life; But When?

The anchor expressed concern for her son during an interview with Talk @ Home. He resides in Santa Monica, California, close to the demonstration that was then taking place in response to George Floyd‘s passing while in police custody.

She was so concerned for Bumpus Jr. that she vowed to prevent her son from taking his dog for a walk because he is a black man. She goes on to say,

Everyone is currently very excited about everything. I am very concerned about his safety. You’re now a black person in America. It’s nothing new. The way white people and black people are processing this is something else I find to be very intriguing. It should be a human issue, since this is about humanity.

William Bumpus Jr. Lives A Wealthy Life

Unlike his mother, the celebrity son is a private, reserved person who dislikes the spotlight. Working as the Chief of Staff at Headspace, a position that typically pays between $200k and $300k per year, he is enjoying his life away from the media.

His mother Gayle King, on the other hand, has a $40 million total net worth. Her work as a journalist and editor has helped her amass wealth.