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Journalists & Hollywood Stars Show Support For Gayle King With #IStandWithGayle Hashtag

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Snoop Dogg probably didn’t think he would have a former US National Security Advisor, Hollywood actors, and journalists on his ass when he came for Gayle King, but now we are here.

Gayle King came under attack from the likes of Snoop, 50 Cent, and Ari Lennox — who took a break from social media — following a clip from Gayle’s CBS This Morning interview with WNBA legend and champion Lisa Leslie. In the viral moment, King asked Leslie, who was a good friend of Bryant about his 2003 rape case (which he settled) fans immediately lost jumped on Gayle.

Most notably, Snoop’s defense of Bryant is what has garnered the most attention due to what many assumed were threats and his insults of the decorated journalist. He would later “clarify” in another video that he was not threatening King at all, but Snoop did double-down on the fact he believed she was disrespectful by asking Leslie about Kobe’s rape case. He even decided to throw in a “free Bill Cosby” for good measure, which spawned social media responses from the disgraced jailed actor.

You’re definitely doing something wrong if a convicted rapist is siding with you.

Oprah led the charge coming to the defense of her best friend, revealing that King walks around with security due to the death threats she has received. Now Hollywood actors and journalists are coming to the defense of King, who they feel is being unfairly criticized on social media and now are countering the hate with the #IStandWithGayle hashtag.

Names like Erika Alexander (actress), Karine Jean-Pierre (MSNBC/NBC Political Analyst), Kathy Griffin (comedian/actress), Lisa Armstrong, Tiffany Cross, Cory Booker and more have all come to the defense of King.

We see no issue with being upset about the questions Gayle asked about the rape case, but we definitely are not here for misogynist attacks on her. You can be critical without being offensive, and not defending rapists in the process, it’s not hard.

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Snoop Dogg Calls Gayle King “B*tch” Over Kobe Bryant Questions, Twitter Drops Comments Like It’s Hot

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Snoop Dogg has never been one to mince his words on a variety of subjects, but it appears he may have crossed a line with many on Twitter. The Long Beach, Calif. rapper and entertainer took to social media to call Gayle King a “funky dog-haired b*tch” due to her line of questioning regarding Kobe Bryant from a recent interview.

King interviewed basketball legend Lisa Leslie for CBS and their chat covered a range of topics, including the tragic loss of late Los Angles Lakers great. While King’s questions about Bryant’s sexual assault case appeared to come from a fair place of getting an opinion from someone who was close to him, some observers felt that it crossed the line considering the tragedy isn’t even two weeks passed.

One of those dissenters included one Snoop Dogg, who took to Instagram video to share a few words aimed at the veteran journalist.

“What do you gain from that? I swear to God, we the worst, we the f*cking worst. We expect more from you, Gayle, don’t you hang out with Oprah?” Snoop posed.

He added, “Why you all attacking us, we your people. You ain’t coming after f*cking Harvey Weinstein asking him dumb-ass questions. I get sick of you all.”

From there, Snoop went for the final blow.

“I wanna call you one,” Snoop continued. “It is okay if I call her one? Funky, dog-haired b*tch! How dare you try to tarnish my motherf*ckin’ homeboy’s reputation, punk motherf*cker? Respect the family and back off, b*tch, before we come get you.”

The chatter online has been explosive and we’ve got some of the responses from supporters and detractors below.

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Gayle King Responds To Kobe Bryant Backlash, Hurls CBS Under The Bus: “I Would Be Mad At Me Too”

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After being dragged by Black Twitter and multiple celebrities, Gayle King has decided to respond to the criticism behind her interview with WNBA legend Lisa Leslie.

On Thursday (Feb. 6) King took to social media to respond to the accusations that she berated Lisa Leslie with questions about Kobe Bryant’s 2003 sexual assault allegation, stating that the clip released online was not the totality of the interview.

“I’ve been up reading the comments about the interview I did with Lisa Leslie about Kobe Bryant, and I know that if I had only seen the clip that you saw, I’d be extremely angry with me too,” Gayle King said on Instagram. “I am mortified. I am embarrassed and I am very angry. Unbeknownst to me, my network put up a clip from a very wide-ranging interview — totally taken out of context — and when you see it that way, it’s very jarring. It’s jarring to me. I didn’t even know anything about it.”

King went on to state that while she understands the backlash, her goal with the prodding wasn’t to tarnish Bryant’s legacy, it was to put a seal on the elephant in the room.

“I reached out to Lisa — because I know she’s a longtime friend of Kobe’s — to talk about his legacy and their friendship,” King continued. “We had a really wide-ranging interview, talked about many things: his career, his passion, his sense of humor, the way he was mentoring other people, how he was starting his next chapter, it was wide-ranging. And yes, we talked about that court case because that court case has also come up. And I wanted to get Lisa’s take on it as a friend who knew him well, what she thought, where that should stand. It was very powerful when she looked me in the eye, as a member of the media, to say, ‘It’s time for the media to leave it alone and to back off.”

As previously reported, King was dragged online after a clip from the interview with the Los Angeles Sparks legend hit the web showing a stern King seemingly pressing Leslie to say something negative over the 2003 allegations.

“It’s been said that his legacy is complicated because of a sexual assault charge which was dismissed in 2003, 2004,” King asked. “Is it complicated for you, as a woman, as a WNBA player?”

Leslie, who was Bryant’s best friend, responded that she doesn’t feel Kobe’s legacy is complicated at all before noting that the allegations made against Bryant in 2003 don’t line up with the character that he was known to exhibit on and off the court.

“It’s not complicated at all,” Leslie responded. “I’ve just have never seen Kobe be the type of person to do something or violate a woman, or be aggressive in that way. That’s just not the person that I know.”

King states that the triggering clip from the interview was a result of CBS attempting to use that portion of the interview to garner ratings and not her attempting to tarnish Bryant’s legacy.

“I felt really good about the interview … so, for the network to take the most salacious part when taken out of context, and put it up online for people who didn’t see the whole interview, is very upsetting to me and that’s something I’m going to have to deal with with them. There will be a very intense discussion about that,” King explained.

Ultimately she states that she has nothing but respect for Kobe Bryant and his legacy and is also mourning his loss.

“I also want to say this. I have been with Kobe Bryant on many social occasions. He was very kind and very warm to me and I felt we had a friendly relationship. I too am mourning his loss just like everybody else. I still am shocked by it. It’s tragic and untimely and the last thing I would want to do is disparage him at this particular time … and that’s why I’m taking this time to speak to you directly, I’ve never done one of these before, but this is so important to me that I felt I had to say something. I don’t want to sit up on a set and read a prepared remark. I wanted you to hear exactly where I’m coming from and how I’m feeling, and to let everybody know that no disrespect intended … I thank you for listening.”

Check out Gayle. King’s full response below.

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Gayle King Dragged for Using Kobe Bryant’s Sexual Assault Case to Pressure Lisa Leslie, Twitter Goes Off

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Gayle King has always been known for her pressing interview style, but after her recent sit down with WNBA legend Lisa Leslie, many are calling foul.

On Wednesday (Feb. 5) King was granted a rare interview with Los Angeles Sparks legend to discuss Kobe Bryant’s legacy and their friendship, but instead of taking the time to discuss his illustrious career, King decided to utilize the time to press Leslie about her feelings regarding the death of Bryant and how the 2003 rape allegation would affect his legacy.

“It’s been said that his legacy is complicated because of a sexual assault charge which was dismissed in 2003, 2004,” King asked. “Is it complicated for you, as a woman, as a WNBA player?”

Leslie, who was Bryant’s best friend, responded that she doesn’t feel Kobe’s legacy is complicated at all before noting that the allegations made against Bryant in 2003 doesn’t line up with the character that he was known to exhibit on and off the court.

“It’s not complicated at all,” Leslie responded. “I’ve just have never seen Kobe be the type of person to do something or violate a woman, or be aggressive in that way. That’s just not the person that I know.”

Not happy with the response, King pressed on stating to Leslie that an abusive character is something that she wouldn’t know about as a friend.

”Lisa you wouldn’t see it though. As his friend, you wouldn’t see it,” King replied.

Not one to back down, Leslie continued to defend her friend stating that the allegation was unfair to pair with his legacy.

“I just don’t believe that. And I’m not saying things didn’t happen. I just don’t believe that things didn’t happen with force,” Leslie continued. “I think that the media should be more respectful at this time. It’s like if you had questions about it, you had many years to ask him that. I don’t think it’s something we should keep hanging over his legacy.”

Although King didn’t lead with the fact that the case was dismissed due to the accuser’s unwillingness to testify, she did state the fact but not until after Leslie mentioned the fact first. It was that detail coupled with the fact King seemingly tried to weaponize Lisa Leslie’s gender to pressure her into seeing King’s point that Twitter had enough.

But it wasn’t just fans of Kobe that took offense, Ari Lennox, 50 Cent,and Lil Duval both took to social media to call out Gayle King for pressing the narrative despite knowing that the allegations were dismissed.

“Listen, this is about to get real toxic, and I don’t give a f*ck if I get cancelled forever,” Lennox began. “F*ck Gayle and F*ck Oprah. Y’all are some self-hating pieces of sh*t f*ck asses. You want to spend the rest of your days tearing down Black people? Build us up, help us! I’m not here for anybody tearing down that legendary man.”

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Lil Duval’s sentiments echoed Ari Lennox as he noted that he would like to see Gayle King interview Harvey Weinstein in the midst of the Black celebrities that she’s focused on.

“Salute to Lisa Leslie for not letting Gayle suck her into her agenda. Somebody tell Gayle to interview Harvey Weinstein next,” Lil Duval said. “I hope women are paying attention to what’s really going on within our community. It ain’t them f*cking with us[,] it’s US f*cking with us.”

Check out the full interview and some of Black Twitter’s reactions below.

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Lisa Leslie Defends Kobe Bryant’s Legacy After Gayle King Revisits 2003 Rape Allegations During Interview

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Lisa Leslie sat down with Gayle King to remember her close friend, Kobe Bryant. She assured that his legacy is “not complicated” to her because of his 2003 rape allegations.

The WNBA legend said the media media “should be more respectful” and not resurface the case in wake of his fatal helicopter crash on January 26th.

“It’s like if you had questions about it, you had many years to ask him that,” Leslie said Tuesday on CBS This Morning. “I don’t think it’s something that we should keep hanging over his legacy.”

Bryant was charged with sexual assault after a 19-year-old woman accused him of rape. The charges were eventually dropped because the accuser refused to testify. They later reached a settlement outside of court and Kobe issued a public apology to the woman.

“Although I truly believe this encounter between us was consensual, I recognize now that she did not,” he said. Leslie made it clear that this controversy doesn’t change how she feels about her beloved friend.

“That’s just not the person that I know,” Leslie told the morning show. She knew Kobe Bryant since he was 18-years-old and says he wasn’t the “kind of person that would do something to violate a woman or be aggressive in that way.”

“Even if there’s a few times that we’ve been at a club at the same time, Kobe’s not the kind of guy, never been, like, ‘Lis, go get that girl, or tell her, or send her this,’” Leslie said. “I have other NBA friends that are like that. Kobe, he was never like that.”

Many people applauded Leslie for riding for her friend. Lil Duval accused Gayle of having a “personal agenda.”

Kobe Bryant died with eight other passengers on the helicopter, including his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna. There have been countless tributes to the late legend and his Mambacita all over the world.

Check out this mural that was painted right across the street from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

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