Snoop Dogg apologizes to Gayle King for rant over Bryant

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.

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.

By Anita Bennett

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.

NEW YORK (AP) — Gayle King says she accepts Snoop Dogg's apology, and the CBS anchor says she's sorry that her interview last week added to the pain of people grieving over Kobe Bryant's 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.

NEW YORK -- Gayle King says she accepts Snoop Dogg's apology, and the CBS anchor says she's sorry that her interview last week added to the pain of people grieving over Kobe Bryant's death.

Snoop Dogg quickly rose to become one of the fiercest critics of CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King after she conducted an interview on Feb. 4 with WNBA star Lisa Leslie about her longtime friend and slain NBA icon and Los Angeles Lakers champion Kobe Bryant, who died Jan.

NEW YORK -- Oprah Winfrey says her friend Gayle King is facing death threats following a social media backlash caused by an interview with retired WNBA star Lisa Leslie that concerned the late Kobe Bryant.

Snoop Dogg is apologizing to Gayle King.

NEW YORK -- In the wake of a social media backlash, CBS' Gayle King says she is embarrassed and angry with how the network promoted part of her interview with WNBA star Lisa Leslie that concerned the late 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.

After days of blistering criticism, Snoop Dogg has finally apologized to CBS This Morning anchor Gayle King for attacking her over her interview with former WNBA star Lisa Leslie about the late Kobe Bryant."Two wrongs don't make no right. when you're wrong, you gotta fix it," he said Wednesday in an Instagram post."So with that being said, Gayle King, I publicly tore you down by coming at you in a derogatory manner based off of emotions of me being angry at a question you asked.

The rapper took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a video apology, and to invite the journalist to "sit down and talk" with him following his criticism of her asking WNBA star Lisa Leslie about Kobe Bryant's sexual assault case.

NEW YORK (AP) — After days of blistering criticism, Snoop Dogg has finally apologized to Gayle King for attacking her over her interview with former basketball star Lisa Leslie about the late Kobe Bryant. “Two wrongs don't make no right.

Snoop Dogg has apologized to Gayle King.