Former NBA star Dennis Rodman said he doesn't believe that North Korea was responsible for the recent hacking of Sony Studios.
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"If the North wanted to hack anything in the world, anything in the world, really, they are going to go hack a movie? Really?!" Rodman told The Hollywood Reporter in a recent interview.
Rodman's claim contradicts the U.S. government's allegations that North Korea hacked Sony as a response to the release of The Interview, in which the plot revolves around an assasination attempt on the country's leader, Kim Jong Un.
“How many movies have there been attacking North Korea? And they never hacked those. North Korea is going to hack a comedy, a movie that is really nothing? I can’t see that happening,” Rodman said.
Rodman's comments are in time with the promotion of a documentary about his travels to the country according to Time. Rodman, who considers himself a friend of Kim Jong Un, said the world's perception of the infamous leader is false.
"People ask, ‘Why would you do that? Why would you go sit next to him. He’s a bad guy,'" Rodman said. "To me, I was so surprised. He treated me very, very nicely, like one of the family, you know. And I’m not a hater. I don't care what you do in the world. If you treat me nice, I’m good. And one thing people don't’ understand, until you go to North Korea and actually see it, it’s a whole different story."