While the intensity of the controversy surrounding Gayle King's recent interview with Lisa Leslie is dying down a bit, O.J. Simpson chiming in with his two cents it's worth taking into consideration for a moment. To recap the controversy, King has been receiving heavy criticism for asking Leslie about whether Kobe Bryant's past rape allegations leave a stain on his legacy. 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg and Boosie Badazz all publicly denounced King for bringing this up so soon after Bryant's passing. Oprah, who is a close friend of the CBS This Morning host, detailed that King was struggling with all the backlash and had to increase her security due to violent threats.
O.J. Simpson has made a habit of sharing selfie videos on social media, speaking his mind on whatever topic he so pleases. With the King story taking over the news, O.J. recalled his past issues with her. “I’m not the most objective guy when it comes to Gayle King," he said. “Two years back on national TV that she made a comment that it was inappropriate for me to be visiting my ex-wife’s grave, something that my family and friends have done for years on birthdays, Christmas and special occasions — something that’s none of her business and I couldn’t understand why she felt the need to make that comment on national TV.”
The Juice then got into why he disapproves of what King did during the Leslie interview. “The other thing is this Kobe Bryant, Gayle King thing. I know this thing about Kobe, she’s going to claim ‘journalistic integrity.’ A whole lot of people that have journalistic integrity didn’t feel that this was the right time to do that. There will be plenty of time in the future to bring up all aspects of Kobe’s life. Right now we should be celebrating the greatness of Kobe and his family. God bless Kobe and his family. I’m just sayin, take care.”
Snoop Dogg Clarifies His Stance On Gayle King
Snoop clarifies that he never promotes violence.
Earlier this week, Snoop Dogg was one of the loudest voices that joined the chorus disparaging Gayle King. King bringing up Kobe Bryant’s rape allegations in an interview with Lisa Leslie was considered by multiple public figures in the black community to be extremely disrespectful to his legacy and these public figures made their disappointment known. Snoop went in on King in a video he shared on Instagram, calling her a “punk mothaf*cka,” and warning her to “respect the family and back off before we come get you.”
The violent undertones in Snoop’s message were prominent and he has since taken to IG to backpedal a bit. The Long Beach rapper isn’t one to promote this level of hostility, so he made sure to make that clear in another video. “I’m a non-violent person,” he states. “When I said what I said, I spoke for the people who felt like Gayle was very disrespectful towards Kobe Bryant and his family. Now with that being said, What I look like wanting some harm to come to a 70-year-old woman? I was raised way better than that. I didn’t want no harm to come to her and I didn’t threaten her. All I did was say, ‘listen, you’re outta pocket and we’re watching you.'”
Snoop’s initial tirade attracted intense criticism from Susan Rice, former U.S. National Security Adviser.
