Gayle King floored when told lone Lindsay Clancy holdout was only black juror: ‘I have to sit with that for just a second’

“CBS Mornings” anchor Gayle King was stunned when a juror in the high-profile Lindsay Clancy trial revealed the only holdout was the lone black person on the panel.

During a discussion of the demographic breakdown of the 12-person panel, made up of nine women and three men, that failed to reach a unanimous verdict in the murder trial, juror Paula Devlin explained how 11 members of the panel were white and just one was a person of color.

Lindsay Clancy juror Paula Devlin speaks with Gayle King on Friday’s episode of “CBS Mornings.” CBS Mornings

Lindsay Clancy juror Paula Devlin speaking to Gayle King about the trial.
King (above) was shocked when Lindsay Clancy juror said that the lone dissenting voice in the deliberation room was a black man. CBS Mornings

“Was the person of color a woman or a man?” King, 71, interjected during the interview Friday.

When Devlin confirmed the juror in question was a man, King asked, stammering over her words, “Is the holdout juror… a person of c– a black man?”


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Devlin answered in the affirmative, and King asked again, “a black man is the holdout juror?” to which Devlin replied “yes.”

Visibly rattled, King said, “Woah, I have to sit with that for just a second,” and took a pause before continuing the interview.

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