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“Ridiculous”: Gayle King Labeled “Tone Deaf” For Comparing Herself With Astronaut Alan Shepard

Gayle King continues to catch flak online as she defends her trip to space with an all-female crew.

The TV host icon compared the Blue Origin flight to a pioneering 1961 space mission, in which U.S. Navy test pilot Alan Shepard became the first American and the second man in space.

Critics found the comparison “tone deaf” and said, “I think she brought some space back between her ears.”

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