The 'CBS Mornings' anchor spoke with ET on Thursday at the 2023 Albie Awards in NYC.
in New York City, and she explained that she'd"heard about it" but that she hasn't yet watched the clip of the interview in question, or the new show.
"I haven't seen it, and I want to see it, but I'm surprised and a little disappointed," King shared."Because I know Cindy's been on her show many, many, many times and it has always been a pleasant experience, [so] I would hate to think that something that happened years ago [could have bothered her]."
While King reiterated that she wasn't clear on exactly what happened in the interview, the veteran journalist said,"It's not Oprah's thing to humiliate or make anybody feel badly."In the clip -- which was at first taken down from Youtube amid the controversy, -- Crawford, then just 20 years old, appeared alongside John Casablancas, the model's rep at Elite Modeling Agency.
After introducing Crawford from nearby DeKalb, Illinois, Winfrey asked Casablancas,"Did she always have this body?""Now this is what I call a body," said Winfrey as she put an emphasis on the word"body." "When you look at it through today's eyes, Oprah's like, 'Stand up and show me your body. Show us why you're worthy of being here.' In the moment I didn't recognize it, and watching it back I was like, 'Oh, my gosh.
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