‘I’m a happy gay’: Stephen King’s innocent blunder will have your inner 5-year-old snickering

A verbal blunder made by horror author Stephen King has inspired juvenile giggling in us all.

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It all happened during a standard Good Morning America interview when King was promoting his new book, Holly.

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"Do you ever run out of ideas?" host Michael Strahan innocently asked the author.

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King replied:

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Though King corrected himself quickly, we couldn't help but lose our composure laughing.

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