Last week, Gayle King sat down for an interview with former WNBA star Lisa Leslie. The vast majority of the interview was about the legacy of Kobe Bryant in light of his death. Throughout the interview, King made Leslie uncomfortable with various questions about Bryant’s sexual assault case in Colorado from back in 2003. King kept asking Leslie if the case hurt Kobe’s legacy and Leslie continuously said it didn’t. In the aftermath of this interview, King received a ton of backlash and is still dealing with the pushback.

On the most recent episode of the Joe Budden Podcast, Joe, Rory, Mal, and Parks tried to tackle the subject. Mal began by speaking out against Snoop Dogg who threw various insults King’s way. As Mal explains, Snoop shouldn’t talk about an older black woman in such a way and that Snoop was out of pocket. As for King’s interview, everyone agreed the questions were out of line. Joe and Mal were particularly hard on King as they said they were disappointed in her line of questioning.

Budden and the rest of his podcast mates have been incredibly respectful and celebratory of Kobe’s life throughout the grieving process. In the podcast following Bryant’s passing, Joe made sure to have everyone give their favorite memories of the star who inspired millions of people throughout the world.

Let us know in the comments below what you think of Budden’s analysis.

Ari Lennox has joined in on the tirade against Gayle King, after the journalist brought up Kobe Bryant's rape allegations and whether or not they complicate his legacy in a recent interview with Lisa Leslie. The former WNBA star responded by stating that she does not think these allegations should be used against him and that she doesn't believe he could have committed sexual assault. However, the conversation did not end there, as Gayle received a ton of backlash for her question from fellow celebrities and the general public alike. 50 Cent and Boosie Badazz were among the furious famous folks who took issue with Gayle for bringing up Kobe's rape case. Snoop mirrored these thoughts and also went after Gayle's BFF Oprah Winfrey, whom Fif has also criticized for associating with Donald Trump and Harvey Weinstein in the past. Now, Ari Lennox has taken after these men by going off on Instagram live about the whole ordeal.

Gayle King has found herself in a bit of a controversy thanks to her recent interview with Lisa Leslie. At one point in the interview, King asks Leslie about Kobe's legacy and whether or not it's been made complicated by his rape case from 2003. Leslie seemed surprised by the questions and immediately began defending Bryant. Many have come out in support of Leslie and have even condemned King for asking disrespectful questions.

Yesterday, King took to Twitter where she apologized and said the clip was taken out of context. In fact, King is blaming CBS for dropping the clip which never should have aired on its own. According to TMZ, King's coworkers are now defending her and are livid with CBS for their decision-making. They say the interview was actually quite complimentary of Kobe and was an honest look at some of his greatest accomplishments.