(CNN) Others may have worried for her safety during her volatile interview with R. Kelly, but Gayle King wasn't concerned.

King sat down with the embattled singer for a CBS interview, which has already sparked memes because of his emotion and her calmness.

Kelly cried, yelled, ranted and rose from his seat during the interview, portions of which which aired this week on "CBS This Morning." The interview has also been packaged for a primetime special set to air Friday night.

King talked to longtime bff Oprah Winfrey's magazine about the experience and said she was not afraid.

"I never thought he was going to hit me," King said. "After, Oprah and my kids Kirby and Will called me to ask if I was okay because it looked scary. But I was never worried he was going to hurt me."

King sits calmly as Kelly angrily gestures at a camera when he became emotional during their interview Tuesday.

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