Gayle King Says Kobe Bryant Controversy Was ‘A Learning Curve’ And ‘Very Painful’ To Go Through

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.

Gayle King, 65, is revealing how she felt about the backlash she faced after asking a question about Kobe Bryant‘s past sexual assault case following his death. The broadcast journalist sat down with her longtime best friend Oprah Winfrey, 66, for an interview on Oprah’s 2020 Vision: Your Life In Focus Tour in Denver, Colorado on Mar. 7 and spoke about many parts of her life, including the unfortunate and “painful” Kobe situation that took place shortly after his death in late Jan.

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.

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.

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.

Snoop Dogg says his intention in lashing out at Gayle King for asking about Kobe Bryant‘s past sexual assault case during an interview came from a good place.

Snoop Dogg is speaking out about why he publicly criticized Gayle King. In a preview of the upcoming episode of Facebook Watch's , the 48-year-old rapper reveals what went into his decision to bash the journalist after she asked one of Kobe Bryant's friends about the 2003 sexual assault allegation against the late athlete.

Snoop Dogg says his intention in lashing out at Gayle King for asking about Kobe Bryant‘s past sexual assault case during an interview came from a good place.

Gabrielle Union is taking a moment to reflect.