CNBC reporter Hadley Gamble had a romantic relationship with billionaire Tom Barrack that was exposed to her coworkers way back in 2020 — after the outstanding Trump backer by chance loafed on camera while she was filming her show, The Post has learned.
Gamble’s affair with Barrack surfaced after revelations regarding her “inappropriate relationship” with ousted NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell – who was fired last Sunday after an internal investigation after “a grievance of inappropriate conduct.”
In behind-the-scenes video from the summer of 2020 obtained by The Post, a pink dress-clad Gamble might be seen preparing for a live shot on the set of her CNBC International show “Capital Connection” when a person casually walks into the frame.
The nine-second video was taken in Bodrum, Turkey, where Gamble was preparing to host the show remotely from a ritzy hotel suite.
The person, who was wearing a T-shirt and shorts and gave the impression to be barefoot, lingers within the shot for several seconds while Gamble frantically attempts to get his attention and shoo him away.
At one point, she shifts in her seat in an apparent bid to dam the person from the camera’s view.
Eventually, Gamble turns around to get his attention after which smiles sheepishly into the camera because the man exits the room. Three sources identified the person within the background of the video as Barrack.
In a behind-the-scenes video from the summer of 2020 obtained by The Post, a pink dress-clad Gamble might be seen preparing for a live shot on the set of her CNBC International show “Capital Connection.”NY Post
A person casually walks into the frame, the video shows.NY Post
The video sparked murmurs amongst CNBC staffers.NY Post
Hadley Gamble interviews Tom Barrack in February of 2020.CNBC
The video of the incident was leaked across CNBC newsrooms and sparked murmuring amongst staffers who questioned whether Gamble, then 39, had been dating Barrack, then 74, on the time of the interview — in addition to why the connection was never disclosed on air.
Gamble’s relationship with Barrack prompted a human resources probe at CNBC in 2021 — after she secured an interview with Trump’s senior advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner.
Gamble’s attorney, Suzanne McKie of Farore Law in London, told The Post that Barrack “didn’t organize an interview” between Gamble and Kushner, adding that Gamble had previously met Kushner on the Peace to Prosperity Summit in Bahrain in June 2019. McKie said the probe cleared Gamble of any wrongdoing.
McKie said Gamble met Barrack for the “first time” on the February 2020 CNBC interview in Abu Dhabi, and their romantic relationship began sometime after that meeting.
Hadley Gamble’s affair with Barrack surfaced after revelations regarding her “inappropriate relationship” with ousted NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell.Hadley Gamble/Instagram
Gamble’s relationship with Tom Barrack prompted a human resources probe at CNBC in 2021 — after she secured an interview with Trump’s senior advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner.Getty Images
“While the remaining of us were fighting to get any opportunity, she would fly firstclass and brag about it on Instagram, wearing Louboutins, staying in five-star hotels,” said a source near the matter. “We also hated how that reflected on the [CNBC] brand and our journalistic credibility by association but our complaints fell on deaf ears.”
“No person could work out why she was being protected,” the source added. “Any normal worker can be fired.”
