CNBC co anchor Simon Hobbs had a major faux pas on TV on Friday June 27 when he accidentally outed Apple CEO Tim Cook as gay during a live segment. Hobbs and the other anchors were talking to New York Times columnist James B. Stewart about gay CEOs in major companies.
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I got an extremely cool reception not one would allow to be named at all Stewart said.
Hobbs then noted I think Tim Cook is open about the fact he's gay at the head of Apple isn't he
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The comment was met with silence before Stewart shook his head saying Hmm no.
Oh dear was that an error Hobbs asked. I thought he was open about it.
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Cook has not responded to the public outing and has never publicly acknowledged his sexual orientation but on June 17 he tweeted I applaud WhiteHouse decision to ban LGBT discrimination at fed contractors. House must act on ENDA. A matter of basic human dignity.
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