Rodman appears to blame U.S. missionary for North Korean captivity


  • World
  • Wednesday, 08 Jan 2014

Former NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman (L) arrives at Pyongyang airport in Pyongyang, in this photo released by Kyodo January 6, 2014. REUTERS/Kyodo

WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - Dennis Rodman, in a television interview on Tuesday, appeared to blame Korean-American missionary Kenneth Bae for his captivity in North Korea, the latest in a series of controversial comments by the former U.S. basketball star.

During an expletive-ridden interview with CNN about his fourth trip to the reclusive state, Rodman seemed to say that Korean-American missionary Kenneth Bae, who has been held in North Korea since November 2012 and was convicted last May on charges of crimes against the state, was responsible for his own situation.

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