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Gayle King Accepts Snoop Dog's Apology For Calling Her Everything But A Child Of God

The rapper claimed that he was "raised better," than the choice he made.
Gayle King Accepts Snoop Dogg’s Apology For Calling Her Everything But A Child Of God
Michele Crowe/CBS via Getty Images
By Keyaira Boone · Updated November 4, 2020
Gayle King Accepts Snoop Dogg’s Apology For Calling Her Everything But A Child Of God
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 05: Gayle King attends as ViacomCBS Inc. rings the opening bell at NASDAQ on December 05, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)

Gayle King has accepted Snoop Dogg’s apology for the Instagram video he posted verbally assaulting her for asking unpopular questions about Kobe Bryant.

On February 4, CBS This Morning promoted King interviewing WNBA star Lisa Leslie about Bryant’s legacy and their friendship. However, the social media clip focused on King questioning Leslie the 2003 rape charge for which Bryant was acquitted. In response to King’s questions, Snoop Dogg unleashed a video with a tirade of insults about King’s career, integrity and physical appearance, calling her several derogatory names.

A few days later, Snoop Dogg admitted his approach towards the media veteran was wrong. In another video he posted on Instagram on February 12, he said “Gayle King, I publicly tore you down by coming at you in a derogatory manner based off of emotions, me being angry at the questions that you asked. Overreacted, should have handled it way different than that. I was raised better than that.”

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Had a talk with my momma thank u mamma 💕🌹 2 wrongs don’t make it right time to heal 🙏🏽💙 @gayleking Peace ☮️ n love Praying for u and your family as well as Vanessa and the kids 🙏🏽✨🌹 🕊

A post shared by snoopdogg (@snoopdogg) on Feb 12, 2020 at 1:35pm PST

He continued: “So I would like to apologize to you publicly for the language that I used and calling you out of your name and just being disrespectful.”

King received huge backlash for the line of questioning, with Snoop Dogg and Ari Lennox being amongst the most vocal attackers. Oprah Winfred reported that King was “not doing well” and receiving multiple death threats during an appearance on Today. 

.@Oprah emotionally responds to backlash her friend Gayle King received over King’s recent interview about Kobe Bryant with WNBA legend Lisa Leslie: “She is not doing well because she has now death threats.” pic.twitter.com/M8HrCp8vTr

— TODAY with Hoda & Jenna (@HodaAndJenna) February 7, 2020

The media veteran graciously responded to the apology in a statement given by CBS spokesperson Samantha Graham. “I accept the apology and understand the raw emotions caused by this tragic loss,” said King. She also acknowledged the tension surrounding the topic of what some call Bryant’s complicated legacy. “As a journalist, it is sometimes challenging to balance doing my job with the emotions and feelings during difficult times,” she said. 

King continued in her statement: “I don’t always get it perfect but I’m constantly striving to do it with compassion and integrity.”

TOPICS:  Gayle King Kobe Bryant lisa leslie Snoop Dogg
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