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Gayle King received A LOT of backlash after an interview she did that mentioned Kobe Bryant’s name.

We covered the story, Gayle interviewed Kobe’s good friend from the WNBA, Lisa Leslie. Everything seemed okay until Gayle brought up Kobe’s past legal situation. 

After the interview aired, Gayle spoke out and admitted that the clip was “jarring,” and that the clip as taken out of context.

 

 

 

 

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A post shared by Gayle King (@gayleking) on Feb 6, 2020 at 2:00am PST

Snoop Dogg also spoke out after the interview and was disappointed in Gayle. In a video he posted, Snoop said Gayle was out of pocket and he also said that Kobe fans are “watching her.” Some people took that as a threat but according to Snoop, he didn’t mean any harm. He said, “he’s a nonviolent person.” Take a look:

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#PressPlay: #Roommates, Uncle Snoop is back with yet another headscarf video! Only this time, his message is not so harsh. ______________________________________ We know y’all didn’t forget his last video message to #GayleKing, following her comments about #KobeBryant, and although he said some not-so-nice things, #SnoopDogg says he meant Gayle no harm.