Jada Pinkett Smith confronts Snoop Dogg about his attack on Gayle King amid Kobe controversy: ‘My heart dropped’
The death of Kobe Bryant has left many fans and friends feeling a range of emotions.
And in the aftermath Snoop Dogg, a close friend of the basketball legend, shocked fans when he lashed out at reporter Gayle King after a segment of an interview about Bryant and his rape trial was taken out of context.
After apologizing to King, the rapper sat down with Jada Pinkett Smith to discuss the matter for an upcoming episode of Red Table Talk.
Heated response: Snoop Dogg recently clapped back at Gayle King after her statement about Kobe Bryant’s rape trial was taken out of context
In a clip from the interview, which airs February 26, Smith says: ‘When you first came out and you said what you said, you know in regards to Gayle, my heart dropped.
‘I felt like not only were you talking to Gayle, but you were talking to me. I was like, “Oh no, Snoop has now taken his power flow away from me, away from Willow, away from my mother.” Right?’
She continued: ‘I was like…if this is what’s happening..I was like, not Snoop! That’s one of the reasons I felt like I really wanted to have the conversation with you in the spirit of healing.’
King recently faced backlash when a clip from her CBS This Morning interview with WNBA star Lisa Leslie was posted online.
In discussion: After apologizing, he had an important discussion about his reaction with Jada Pinkett Smith for an upcoming episode of Red Table Talk
Heart dropped: In a clip from the interview, which airs February 26, Smith says: ‘When you first came out and you said what you said, you know in regards to Gayle, my heart dropped’
Spirit of healing: She added: ‘I was like, not Snoop! That’s one of the reasons I felt like I really wanted to have the conversation with you in the spirit of healing’
In the video, she brought up the 2003 sexual assault case against Bryant, which was ultimately settled out of court when Bryant released a public apology.
She’s since said she felt ‘mortified’ by the clip, which was edited by CBS without the full context: ‘I know that if I had only seen the clip that you saw, I’d be extremely angry with me too.’
Snoop responded in a now-deleted video: ‘Why ya’ll attacking us? We your people. You ain’t coming after f***ing Harvey Weinstein, asking them dumba** questions. I get sick of ya’ll.’
Facing backlash: King recently faced backlash when a clip from her CBS This Morning interview with WNBA star Lisa Leslie was posted online
Out of context: She’s since said she felt ‘mortified’ by the clip of her bringing up Bryant’s 2003 sexual assault case, which was taken out of context
Sincere apology: Snoop has since released an apology video for the way he reacted
But the I Wanna Thank Me artist has since released an apology video for the way he reacted.
He said: ‘I should have handled it way different than that. I was raised way better than that. So, I would like to apologize to you publicly.’
Kobe Bryant and 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among nine who died last month in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.
RIP: Kobe Bryant and 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among nine who died last month in a helicopter crash in Calabasas