Gayle King Admits To BFF Oprah Winfrey That Kobe Bryant Backlash Was ‘Very Painful’

Oprah Winfrey, 66, Gayle King‘s longtime BFF, brought up the ordeal surrounding her controversial interview with WNBA legend Lisa Leslie, 47, during her WW Presents Oprah’s 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus Tour in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, March 7. Gayle, 65, asked Lisa about the late Kobe Bryant’s past rape case while chatting with her which was met with a huge amount of backlash from fans and celebs including 50 Cent, 44, and Snoop Dogg.

Shortly after Kobe Bryant’s death, Gayle King found herself in the middle of a whirlwind of controversy when she decided to bring up his past sexual assault allegation while interviewing Lisa Leslie. The backlash from her questioning was immediate and extreme—well now, she just revealed what the experience was like in a new interview with her bestie Oprah Winfrey.

Gayle King spoke to Oprah Winfrey about that backlash she received after that candid new interview she did during the final stop of her “2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus Tour”.

50 Cent is never shy about sharing his thoughts on social media, so it’s no surprise that he weighed in after Oprah Winfrey took a tumble while speaking at the WW: Presents Oprah’s 2020 Vision: Your Life In Focus event on Feb. 29.

Snoop Dogg was supported by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Tyler Perry after he lashed out at broadcaster Gayle King over a controversial Kobe Bryant interview question.

Snoop Dogg has his mother to thank for making him realize the severity of his language directed at Gayle King.

Snoop Dogg stirred some controversy across social media earlier this month, after he went on a heated tirade against CBS This Morning's Gayle King for her interview with Lisa Leslie, during which she asked about the late Kobe Bryant's 2003 rape case. A week later, the rapper apologized to the journalist for his "disrespectful" rhetoric.In the latest installment of Red Table Talk, Snoop addressed the feud and his process of "manning up" to his mistakes.

Snoop Dogg has his mother to thank for making him realize the severity of his language directed at Gayle King.

Snoop Dogg has expressed regret over his controversial comments to a US TV journalist and said he felt the need to protect “superhero” Kobe Bryant.

By now you all know there was a controversy surrounding Gayle King following her Lisa Leslie interview about Kobe Bryant. Some of the questions she asked concerning Kobe’s past caused her to face backlash from many fans and other industry greats, one of those greats being Snoop Dogg. He took to social media to call Gayle out, and while many understood his message, they thought it could have been delivered in a different way.

Never have I ever watched Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King play "never have I ever"—until today! The BFFs played the game with Ashley Graham for an episode of The OG Chronicles released Wednesday. For those unfamiliar with the game, here's how it worked: Each player held up five fingers.

Snoop Dogg was only trying to “protect” Kobe Bryant’s family when he viciously lashed out at U.S. newswoman Gayle King online for revisiting the tragic sportsman’s 2003 sex assault controversy in a TV interview.