Snoop Dogg told by Susan Rice to 'back off' Gayle King over Kobe Bryant question

[Dennis Donovan]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/snoop-dogg-told-susan-rice-back-gayle-king-over-kobe-n1132981

In an expletive-filled Instagram video, Snoop Dogg appeared to threaten King and accused her of trying to tarnish Kobe Bryant's reputation.

Feb. 8, 2020, 12:07 PM EST

By Minyvonne Burke

Rapper Snoop Dogg is getting both praise and criticism for an expletive-filled Instagram video in which he appeared to threaten journalist Gayle King and accused her of trying to tarnish Kobe Bryant's reputation after she asked WNBA star Lisa Leslie about Bryant's sexual assault case.

In a clip that "CBS This Morning" posted on Twitter earlier this week, show co-host King asks Leslie if she thinks Bryant's legacy is "complicated" over his 2003 rape charge, which was ultimately dropped after the accuser declined to testify.

The question led to intense backlash on social media as it came in the wake of the death of Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others in a Jan. 26 helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.

Among the celebrities to lash out at King was Snoop Dogg. In a video posted Wednesday, the rapper said King was "out of pocket" for bringing up the sexual assault allegation and accused her of attacking members of her own community.

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Link to tweet

Snoop really should step off and apologize. I used to think he was chill, but what a dick!

[pamela]

1. CBS screwed up.

The backlash didn't start after the interview aired. That was fairly well received. The backlash began almost a day later when CBS posted that specific part of the interview on social media. It was a long, Kobe-was-a-hero interview with just that one question and that's the part CBS promoted.

[Dennis Donovan]

2. Wow! I didn't know that.

That was pretty dumb "promotion" on their part.