Is Apple CEO Tim Cook Gay? CNBC Co-Anchor Simon Hobbs Thinks So (VIDEO)

Oh oh, CNBC Co-Anchor Simon Hobbs just outed Apple CEO Tim Cook.

“CNBC “Squawk on the Street” cohost Simon Hobbs had a bit of a gaffe Friday morning. During a discussion with New York Times columnist James Stewart about his column on the lack of high-profile gay executives companies, Hobbs said, Apple CEO Tim Cook was “openly gay.”

Hobbs said, “I think Tim Cook is open about the fact he’s gay at the head of Apple, isn’t he?”

The claim was met with silence by others.

Hobbs then said, “Oh, dear, was that an error? I thought he was open about it.”

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