CBS News is responding to a report that TV staple Gayle King might be stepping away from her hosting job at "CBS Mornings" following a shakeup at the network.

A spokesperson for CBS News told USA TODAY in a statement that "there have been no discussions with Gayle about her contract that runs through May 2026." The statement added that King is "a truly valued part of CBS and we look forward to engaging with her about the future."

The clarification was in response to Variety's report that the veteran journalist, 70, will no longer remain in her current role when her contract is up. King has held the CBS News job for 12 years.

Variety reported that King might land in a different position at the broadcaster as CBS properties undergo restructuring following the August merger between Skydance Media and Paramount Global.

On Oct. 29, Paramount began long-anticipated layoffs that impacted around 2,000 employees, about 10% of Paramount's workforce, according to CBS News and NBC News. King — who has shared a desk with Nate Burleson, Tony Dokoupil, and Vladimir Duthiers — has helmed the popular morning show since she helped relaunch "CBS This Morning" alongside Charlie Rose and Erica Hill in 2012.

King's changing role was preceded by other network overhauls earlier this year. In July, it was announced that "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" would go off the air in May 2026, with Paramount describing the move as "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night."

Also, King's former "Mornings" co-host Norah O'Donnell signed off from "CBS Evening News" after 12 years in January. Then on Oct. 27, one of her replacement anchors, John Dickerson, announced he would be leaving the network by year's end.

Dickerson did not explain the reason for his upcoming exit.

On Oct. 6, Paramount Skydance revealed it had acquired digital media company The Free Press. Its cofounder, Bari Weiss, was then named editor-in-chief of CBS News.

Weiss, previously an op-ed editor for the Wall Street Journal, resigned from The New York Times in 2020, citing a "civil war" inside the newsroom between "the (mostly young) wokes" and "the (mostly 40+) liberals" in response to U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton's "Send In the Troops" column calling for a military response to Black Lives Matter protests.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: CBS News addresses report of Gayle King's 'CBS Mornings' future

Reporting by KiMi Robinson and Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY / USA TODAY

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