BILL Cosby thanked Snoop Dog for his support, and joined the rapper in attacking Gayle King after the CBS host questioned Lisa Leslie about sexual assault allegations against Kobe Bryant from 2003.
Snoop Dog posted a video followed by a number of posts on Instagram where he called ranted at King for allegedly attempting to “tarnish” Kobe’s reputation, and he posted a picture of her smiling with accused rapist Harvey Weinstein.
In one of the posts, Snoop Dog wrote “Free Bill Cosby,” who is currently serving a three to ten-year sentence after he was found guilty of three counts of aggravated assault in 2018.
Responding to Snoop Dog’s post, Cosby thanked Snoop Dog and tore into King himself.
“It’s so sad and disappointing that successful Black Women are being used to tarnish the image and legacy of successful Black Men, even in death,” a post on Cosby’s Instagram said, referencing King’s interview with WNBA legend Leslie.
“Are these people that in need of fame, ratings and/or money? On behalf of myself, Camille and my family, thank you, thank you and thank you.”
The post continued: “My heartfelt prayers are with Kobe and his family, as well as with Michael Jackson and his family. May their legacies live on forever.”
Snoop Dog had made comparisons to sexual assault charges against Kobe that were dropped in 2003, with Michael Jackson, who was found not guilty on charges related to molesting a minor.
In a video clip that King says was taken out of context by her network, The CBS This Morning host questioned WNBA legend Leslie about sexual assault allegations against Kobe that were dismissed in 2003.
“It has been said that his legacy is complicated, because of a sexual assault charge which was dismissed in 2003, 2004,” King said during her interview with Leslie.
“Is it complicated for you, as a woman, as a WNBA player?” King questioned.
Leslie, visibly uncomfortable, answered King: ‘It’s not complicated for me.”
“I have never seen him being the kind of person that would be, that would do something to violate a woman or be aggressive in that way.”
She continued: “That’s just not the person that I know.”
“I think the media should be more respectful at this time. It’s like, if you had questions about it you had many years to ask him that. I don’t think it’s something we should keep hanging over his legacy,” she told King.
King’s video received strong backlash when it aired, including a video rant and other posts from Snoop Dog.
“Gayle King. Out of pocket for that s**t. Way out of pocket. What do you gain from that? I swear to god. We the worst. We the f****n’ worst. We expect more from you Gayle.”
He then questioned King’s relationships with Oprah and accused rapist Harvey Weinstein.
“Don’t you hang out with Oprah? Why y’all attacking us? We your people. You ain’t come after f****n Harvey Weinstein, asking him dumb a** questions,” he said.
His video rant continued: “Funky dog-head b***h. How dare you try and tarnish my motherf****n homeboy’s reputation. Punk motherf****r.”
He added: Respect the family and back off, b***h before we come get you.”
Snoop Dog also posted a picture of King laughing with Weinstein.
“We waiting. Gayle. When is that interview gonna air,” the caption read.
Snoop Dog also called out Oprah for her relationship with Weinstein following his rant at King.
Both Oprah and King had been pictured with Weinstein.
King posted a video defending herself, seemingly from the CBS studio before she was slated to host Thursday morning.
“Unbeknownst to me, my network put up a clip from a very wide-ranging interview – totally taken out of context — and when you see it that way, it’s very jarring. It’s jarring to me. I didn’t even know anything about it,” she said.
Kobe died in a tragic helicopter crash, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others on Jan. 26.
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. When is that interview gonna air