Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman is surrounded by the media at Beijing International Airport before he leaves for Pyongyang
Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman is surrounded by the media at Beijing International Airport before he leaves for Pyongyang Reuters

Dennis Rodman believes that North Korea is not behind the massive Sony hack in response to “The Interview” film. The basketball player said that this it is too far-fetched and wants Seth Rogen to come with him to North Korea.

The world famous basketball player Rodman has visited North Korea and is one of the lucky few who had the opportunity to meet the infamous leader, Kim Jong Un. As a result of that meeting, he finds it hard to believe that North Korea is behind the massive hack , just because the network came up with the “Interview,” a comedy that features the assassination of the North Korean leader.

Rodman revealed that when Rogen told him about the film project, he thought it was a good idea. However, he was surprised to see that the film's plot turned out to be unfunny. But, he finds it hard to believe that North Korea would hack Sony Pictures just to stop the screening of the film. In his interview with The Hollywood Reporter (THR), he said, "if the North wanted to hack anything in the world, anything in the world, really, they are going to go hack a movie?”

He added that there had been other films that featured North Korea in a bad light, but there has been no hacking incident. In addition, he cannot believe that North Korea would hack a film belonging to a comedy genre.

Rodman added that Rogen should first go to North Korea, as he did, before doing a film on the country. This is why he believe that his own documentary could show to the world what North Korea truly is, which is not “that bad” as people assume. The documentary "Rodman’s Big Bang in Pyongyang" features his visit to the country and meeting Kim Jong Un.

The basketball player shared his respect and admiration for the controversial state leader, Kim Jong Un. “To see a guy like that , this 5-foot 2 or 5-foot 1 guy, have that much power, in a country like that, and see people get emotional, crying, 20 thousand of them clapping, it was so surreal,” he said to THR. He added that he “does not care” that the leader has a bad reputation as long as he was treated right when he went there.

Meanwhile, NBC has reported that the hacking of Sony has turned out so massive that its critical systems would not be up and running smoothly again until February. According to Sony, many of its financial and accounting applications are still not functional.

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