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Gayle King has finally shared her thoughts about the backlash she received after her controversial interview with former WNBA star Lisa Leslie. During Oprah’s “2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus Tour,” King sat down with her best friend and revealed the emotional ups and downs she faced during that period. “I have moved on,” King…

One week since Gayle King nearly caused a national crisis after her controversial interview with Lisa Leslie on “CBS This Morning,” it appears that some of the celebrities who took issue with the interview have decided to move beyond King’s mishap. On Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, Snoop Dogg used social media to issue a public…

Well, there’s a first time for everything. Snoop Dogg, the self-avowed gangster who has made a living calling women derogatory names throughout his 30-year career that began before the Doggfather album, issued an apology to Gayle King. The man born Calvin Broadus Jr., 48, said he had a heartfelt discussion with his mother who told…

Susan Rice is the latest known figure to voice an opinion following Gayle King’s interview with Lisa Leslie. On Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, Snoop Dogg responded by lashing out at King and claiming that she and Oprah have an agenda to destroy Black men. “I swear to God, we the worse,” Snoop said in the…

In the ongoing saga between rap icon Snoop Dogg and award-winning journalist Gayle King, the Doggfather claims that he did not issue a threat to harm the “CBS This Morning” host. The rapper born Calvin Broadus Jr., 48, told his 40 million Instagram followers that he doesn’t want any harm to come to Oprah Winfrey’s…

Michael Eric Dyson has issues with the way Snoop Dogg addressed Gayle King following her controversial interview with Lisa Leslie. On Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, Snoop Dogg responded by lashing out at King, 65, and claiming that she and Oprah have an agenda to destroy Black men. “I swear to God, we the worse,” Snoop…

Rapper Snoop Dogg went on the radio to rationalize why he went off on a profanity-laced and misogynistic tirade against TV anchor Gayle King after her notorious Lisa Leslie interview. Black Americans flipped their wigs when they saw a clip of King, the franchise star of “CBS This Morning,” repeatedly asking Leslie about Kobe Bryant’s…

The reactions to Gayle King’s interview with Lisa Leslie continue to take different twists and turns. King was criticized by Snoop Dogg after she pressed Leslie about Kobe Bryant’s 2003 rape case. On Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, Snoop Dogg responded by lashing out at King and claiming that she and Oprah have an agenda to…

Bill Cosby has added his thoughts on the controversial interview Gayle King held with Lisa Leslie. Following the interview, King took backlash from several celebrities, including Snoop Dogg who went after her and Oprah on social media. Snoop posted a photo of Oprah with Harvey Weinstein, her former business partner in the movie industry. His…

Gayle King continues to be under fire after questioning WNBA legend Lisa Leslie about the 2003 rape case against Kobe Bryant. Leslie was playing for the Los Angles Sparks when she met Bryant, who was an 18-year-old rookie with the Lakers. During her interview with Leslie on “CBS This Morning,” King asked if Bryant’s rape…

Gayle King is furious that CBS aired a clip of her inflammatory question about Kobe Bryant’s sexual assault case from 2003, which went viral and incited a nationwide backlash against her. A stampeding herd of Black Twitter users trampled over King after the clip went viral. It included entertainers Snoop Dogg, Vivica A. Fox, Ari…

Gayle King is catching flack after pressing WNBA legend Lisa Leslie about Kobe Bryant’s 2003 rape case. During an interview with Leslie for “CBS This Morning,” which aired on Feb. 5, King asked if Bryant’s rape case would tarnish his legacy. On Jan. 26, Bryant, 41, passed along with his daughter, Gianna, and eight others…

Basketball Hall of Famer Lisa Leslie, three-time WNBA MVP and a four-time Olympic gold medal winner, has signed on as head coach of the New Orleans Gators professional basketball team. Per GMGB policy, contract details were not disclosed. Leslie followed her career at the University of Southern California with eight WNBA All-Star selections and two…

All-Star basketball player, four-time Olympic gold medalist and WNBA league MVP Lisa Leslie has that spark. And basketball’s golden girl has her very own bottle of the super tasty Big Mac Special Sauce from McDonald’s. She writes on Instagram: Y’all remember the Big Mac jingle, right? Shout out to @McDonalds for sending me this limited edition…

The The American Federation brought tons of celebrities to Los Angeles’ premiere hotel, LUXE, for their third annual Champions for Choice event. In conjunction with the 2014 ESPY Awards, the event was hosted by celebrity ambassadors: boxing champion Laila Ali, WNBA and six-time Olympian Lisa Leslie, NBA Veteran Jalen Rose and sports expert for ESPN Stephen A. Smith. TV personalities-publicists Kita Williams and Monique Jackson served as the event coordinators and…

The Women’s National Basketball Association was created with the intention of giving women the opportunity to play basketball on the same professional level as their male counterparts. Listed are some of the WNBA‘s top ranking players.