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Great NBA player Dennis Rodman has opened his relationship with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, which included alcohol and karaoke sessions.
Rodman, ranked as one of the best rebounders in basketball, has visited Kim Jong-un in North Korea five times since he was first invited in 2013 as part of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball tour.
Kim Jong-un, whose ill health and even possible death was speculated last month, is a notable basketball fan.
In an interview on Mike Tyson’s HotBoxin podcast, Rodman spoke about the wild times he had in North Korea after meeting Kim Jong-un seven years ago.
“[He said] We will have dinner tonight. A little karaoke and a little vodka, some beauties and things like that, “Rodman said, the leader told him.
“Next thing I know, we’re having dinner and we’re drunk like an idiot. He starts singing karaoke and I have no idea what the hell he’s talking about.”
Rodman added that the North Korean dictator introduced a band of 18 “hot” women, who only played the song from the 1978 television show Dallas.
It is not the first time that Rodman has revealed details of his excursions to North Korea. Rodman told Stephen Colbert three years ago that they are not talking about politics.
“When I went there, the first thing he said to me was, ‘Mr. Rodman, we just want to know, can we trust you?’ I said, ‘Absolutely.’ And so our conversation began, “Rodman said as a guest on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert in 2017.
“I don’t really judge people, you know, by their color. I don’t judge where they come from. I just judge people where, you know, we are all human beings. You know, all day long, we are all human beings. It’s funny, though, that I don’t see how people can sit there and say that this person is a “madman.” He probably is, but I didn’t see him. But he probably is, “Rodman added.
Rodman explained to Piers Morgan in 2017 some of the more normal elements of friendship that he and Kim have shared.
“For me, going there and seeing him as much as I do, basically I hang out with him all the time, we laugh, we sing karaoke, we do a lot of cool things together.”
“We ride horses, we hang out, we go skiing, we hardly ever talk about politics and that’s the good thing about it.”
He added: “Every time I see him, he’s always calm, he’s always smiling, especially when he’s around family,” he told Morgan.