New
York
(ANI):
After
investigative
journalist
Kitty
Kelley
claimed
in
her
new
book
that
pianist/composer
John
Tesh
bolted
on
Oprah
Winfrey
in
the
middle
of
the
night,
he
has
confirmed
that
he
had
once
dated
the
talk
show
host.
Tesh,
57,
revealed
on
April
12
that
he
and
Winfrey,
56,
dated
for
awhile
when
they
first
started
out
as
reporters.
“Oprah
and
I
were
cub
reporters
in
Nashville
nearly
40
years
ago
and
we
dated
for
a
short
time," the
New
York
Daily
News
quoted
him
as
saying.
“We
remain
friends
to
this
day,"
he
added.
Kelley"s
“Oprah",
which
hits
bookshelves
on
April
13,
claims
Tesh
bolted
in
the
middle
of
the
night
because
of
the
“social
pressure" of
being
half
of
an
interracial
couple.