'I accept the apology and understand the raw emotions caused by this tragic loss...”
erupted after a clip from the interview was posted online featuring King asking Leslie about the 2003 rape charge and subsequent criminal case against Bryant. King responded to the backlash against the clip last week, sharing on Instagram,"I know that if I'd only seen the clip you saw, I'd be extremely angry with me too. I am mortified. I'm embarrassed, and I'm very angry.
When Bryant was 24 years old, he was charged with one count of felony assault after a then-19-year-old woman went to the police about a 2003 alleged sexual assault in the player’s Colorado hotel room. The criminal case against Bryant was dropped in 2004, after the accuser declined to testify. The same woman also filed a civil lawsuit, which was settled out of court in 2005.
"I wanted to get Lisa's take on it as a friend who knew him well, what she thought. Where that should stand," King explained on Instagram last week."And I thought it was very powerful when she looked me in the eye, as a member of the media, to say it's time for the media to leave it alone and to back off. During the course of the interview, I asked follow-up questions because I wanted to make sure her position and perspective were very clear.
A spokesperson for CBS News said in a statement to ET at the time:"Gayle conducted a thoughtful, wide-ranging interview with Lisa Leslie about the legacy of Kobe Bryant. An excerpt was posted that did not reflect the nature and tone of the full interview. We are addressing the internal process that led to this and changes have already been made."
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