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Breakfast Club Hosts Back Snoop Dogg After Remarks on Lightyear Same-Sex Kiss

The support follows fresh criticism that cited his record of anti-LGBTQ+ language.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 23: Snoop Dogg works a surprise "shift" at Raising Cane's in Vegas ahead of National Chicken Finger Day on July 27 at Raising Cane's on July 23, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Alisha Hawthorne with her family in Lightyear. (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
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Overview

  • On the It's Giving podcast, Snoop Dogg said he was unprepared to explain a same-sex kiss in Pixar's Lightyear to his grandson and described feeling "scared to go to the movies."
  • Fox News reported that The Breakfast Club hosts DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, and Charlamagne tha God defended his comments, arguing parents should not be pushed into such explanations during children's films.
  • PinkNews recapped Snoop Dogg's documented use of homophobic slurs in past lyrics and a 2014 Instagram post, framing the latest backlash as part of a longer pattern.
  • PinkNews also noted that AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon defended paying Snoop Dogg a reported $2 million for last year's grand final performance despite concerns over his past comments.
  • Newsweek reported that his 2004 cameo on The L Word resurfaced online as reactions split, with LGBTQ+ advocates warning that celebrity remarks can fuel stigma.