KING KONKS CHARLES FOR BARKING HER BIZ!

NO-NONSENSE news gal Gayle King is demanding basketball blabbermouth Charles Barkley respect her privacy and refrain from dishing on the behind-the scenes doings of their upcoming CNN talk show, sources squeal. 

Gayle, 68, is “all revved up and excited” to co-host the weekly prime-time program titled King Charles with the retired NBA legend, 60, an insider dishes.

However, the tipster admits, “There’s still some apprehension because she knows how Charles loves to gab and name-drop about his famous friends.

“He’s been doing it for years, bragging about his associations with Michael Jordan and others. It may seem harmless enough on the surface — but for Gayle, it’s a time bomb waiting to happen!”