Rodman Arrives Back In North Korea

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Former basketball star Dennis Rodman arrived back in North Korea on Tuesday months after his headline-grabbing trip there, the Associated Press reported.

Rodman told reporters that he is not embarking on a diplomatic trip, but rather to “have a good time” with his “friend” Kim Jong Un. 

“I’m not there to be a diplomat. I’m there to go there and just have a good time, sit with (Kim) and his family, and that’s pretty much it,” Rodman said, according to the AP.

Last week, North Korea revoked its invitation to a U.S. envoy who had hoped to negotiate the release of detained American Kenneth Bae. 

Rodman said in March that he planned to return to North Korea after he visited the country on a trip that was organized by Vice. The hall of famer heaped praise on Kim after the first trip.

 

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