Gayle King Mocked After Comparing Herself To Space Pioneer

Gayle King

US broadcaster Gayle King made a bold claim about her 10-minute jaunt into space on Monday and inspired a wave of social media mockery in the process.

Gayle was one of six women launched into space via billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin company.

Although the all-female flight was criticised in part for the pseudo-feminism that accompanied it, the presenter told Extra TV that two crew members on board “were actually doing experiments”.

Gayle, who admitted she is a “nervous flyer”...