#12: Her Marriage Begins to Deteriorate Amid Personal and Professional Strain in the Early 1990s
By the early 1990s, King’s marriage to Bumpus begins to deteriorate. Tensions increase as personal trust issues and life pressures build behind the scenes.
Although not widely public at the time, the strain marks a turning point in her personal life. The breakdown of the marriage sets the stage for a highly emotional and later very public divorce.