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Snoop Dogg says he was NOT threatening CBS anchor Gayle King over her Kobe Bryant interview — but the record shows he did make a somewhat threatening comment.
The rapper took to IG Saturday to clarify a video he posted a few days ago criticizing Gayle for an interview she did with WNBA player Lisa Leslie. Snoop made what many perceived as threats against her, but now … he claims he didn’t and means her no harm.
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Snoop says he’s a non-violent person and was raised better than that. He insists he was only speaking on behalf of people who felt disrespected by Gayle’s interview and was only going from the heart. Snoop says all he wanted to do was point out she was out of line.
What’s interesting is that he claims he never threatened her — and only told her Kobe’s fans were “watching” her — but his own words seem to contradict him here.
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What Snoop said verbatim … “Funky dog head bitch. How dare you try to tarnish my motherf***in’ home boy’s reputation, punk motherf***er. Respect the family and back off, bitch. Before we come get you.” This came after a tirade against Gayle coming after black men, but not being as enthusiastic to grill people about Harvey Weinstein (in Snoop’s eyes).
Maybe he was speaking figuratively, but the fact is … “come get you” can be seen as a threat, even if it isn’t meant seriously. Regardless, the criticism appears to have opened the floodgates for others who’ve allegedly made death threats against Gayle.
.@WNBA legend @LisaLeslie told @GayleKing that Kobe Bryant’s legacy is “not complicated” for her despite his 2003 rape accusation.
“I don’t think it’s something that we should keep hanging over his legacy.” https://t.co/qj6MVvOaqX pic.twitter.com/9qtVORobLO
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) February 4, 2020
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Gayle herself came out and said the clip was taken out of context from a much longer and wide-ranging interview, and that she felt CBS had screwed her by releasing a clip showing just that part where she pressed Lisa about the rape claim against Kobe.
While Gayle feels the clip was unfairly represented, it doesn’t take away from the fact she did push Lisa about that topic — and felt it was, in fact, appropriate to do so in the moment.
Either way, it sounds like Snoop wants anyone who might’ve jumped on his bandwagon to stand down and relax. Hear that, everybody?