Celebrities rally around Gayle King after Kobe Bryant comment backlash

Shaquille O'Neal will never forget his special teammate. During Monday's celebration of life for Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant, many speakers from the basketball community were able to share their fond memories of the Los Angeles Lakers player.

Less than a month since Kobe Bryant's untimely passing in a helicopter crash, his longtime wife Vanessa Bryant is taking legal action.  E! News has learned attorneys for Vanessa submitted a wrongful death lawsuit against Island Express Helicopters. Per NBC News, attorneys filed a 72-page wrongful death lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court arguing Island Express, agents and employees, including Ara George Zobayan, the pilot of the Sikorsky S-76 helicopter who also died in the crash, had a "duty

Jada Pinkett Smith is taking Snoop Dogg to task over comments he made about Gayle King following Kobe Bryant’s death.

Jada Pinkett Smith is taking Snoop Dogg to task over comments he made about Gayle King following Kobe Bryant’s death.

Jada Pinkett Smith is taking Snoop Dogg to task over comments he made about Gayle King following Kobe Bryant’s death. In a preview for an upcoming episode of her Facebook Watch series “Red Table Talk,” Smith asks the rapper to answer for derogatory comments he made about the CBS journalist when she brought up the NBA player’s previous allegations of sexual assault.

Jada Pinkett Smith is taking Snoop Dogg to task over comments he made about Gayle King following Kobe Bryant’s death.

Jada Pinkett Smith was distraught after Snoop Dogg criticized Gayle King for asking about Kobe Bryant’s past sexual assault case during an interview that aired following his death.

Jada Pinkett Smith was distraught after Snoop Dogg criticized Gayle King for asking about Kobe Bryant’s past sexual assault case during an interview that aired following his death.

(CNN) — Snoop Dogg has offered a public apology to Gayle King after days of backlash over questions she asked about the late basketball legend Kobe Bryant.

(CNN) — Snoop Dogg has offered a public apology to Gayle King after days of backlash over questions she asked about the late basketball legend Kobe Bryant.

Snoop Dogg has apologized to Gayle King.

Snoop Dogg had a chat with his mom, and realized that "2 wrongs don't make it right."

Snoop Dogg has offered an apology to Gayle King — and wants to «sit down and talk privately» after coming at her with derogatory comments. 

Somebody to lean on. Vanessa Bryant’s mother, Sofia Laine, has “been her rock” in the weeks since her husband, Kobe Bryant, and their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, lost their lives in a tragic helicopter crash on January 26.

#Roommates, many are still highly upset with Gayle King following her extremely controversial interview with Lisa Leslie where she questioned her about Kobe Bryant’s past sexual assault allegations. Practically everyone has voiced their opinion on the matter—and O.J. Simpson is the latest to join in.

Snoop Dogg, who caught heat over the weekend for seeming to have threatened Gayle King in an Instagram video post, is now insisting the message was misinterpreted, saying, “I don’t want no harm to come to her, and I didn’t threaten her. All I did was say, ‘Check it out. You out of pocket for what you doing, and we watching you.'”

By Bruce Haring

Snoop Dogg says he did not threaten Gayle King in a now-viral video in which he slammed her for bringing up the late Kobe Bryant's rape case in a CBS interview.