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‘King Charles’ Dethroned!

Monday, April 15, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Gayle King and Charles Barkley on set of their canceled show.

Cancellation of the ‘King Charles’ show  CNN’s King Charles showcased Gayle King and Charles Barkley discussing current events. Only weeks ago, I flagged it as the most cringe-inducing talk show since Fox’s The Magic Hour with Ervin “Magic” Johnson. In fact, the ratings for King Charles were anemic from the first episode. Moreover, it remained on life support until CNN finally pulled the plug last week. The CNN weekly prime time talk… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Arsenio Hall, Black hosts, Charles Barkley, Gayle King, King Charles, talk shows, Trevor Noah

‘King Charles’: Barkley Sounding Too Much Like Kanye

Monday, March 18, 2024 at 6:37 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Charles Barkley holding forth on Blacks and the Democratic Party as Gayle King looks on.

‘King Charles’ Charles Barkley is both informative and entertaining when discussing basketball. Clearly, CNN assumed he’d be equally so when debating politics and social issues. Spoiler alert: CNN couldn’t have been more wrong. I’ve watched several episodes of his show, King Charles. Suffice it to know that it came across as the most cringeworthy attempt by a sports star to host… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Black politics, Charles Barkley, Democrats, Donald Trump, Gayle King, King Charles, Republicans

Blaming Tiger’s homeboys: Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley

Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 5:35 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

If I’m not mistaken, Vanity Fair is the first mainstream publication to name Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley as the philandering role models who led Tiger astray. Here’s what it reports in this respect – as a sidebar on a multi-page spread of his mistresses – in this month’s issue: When Tiger showed up in Vegas, he was… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Charles Barkley, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Vanity Fair

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