Dennis Rodman says he wants to take Kanye West to North Korea

Bizarre invitation: Dennis Rodman says he wants to take Kanye West to North Korea
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Fiona Simpson18 July 2018

Retired basketball player Dennis Rodman says he wants to take rapper Kanye West to North Korea.

The 57-year-old who has built an unlikely friendship with Kim Jong-un over a mutual love of basketball said he wanted to the rapper to visit the country in for a week in September.

He told US weekly he hoped West would be able to “see what was going on” in the country in case he “ wanted to make an album about it”.

The bizarre invitation comes after 41-year-old West said the former Chicago Bulls player is one of his "biggest inspirations".

Friends: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and former NBA star Dennis Rodman
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Rodman told the publication: "I think that he (Kim) respects me as far as understanding my views. And Kanye, he's doing amazing work around the world so I respect him, too. So hopefully one day we'll get together and collaborate on certain things. Guess what, I'll take Kanye West to North Korea with me.

"Matter of fact, I'm going to invite him next time I go to North Korea. If the door's open in September, I will invite Kanye West with me to go to North Korea with me. If he wants to make an album about that he'll be there for like six to seven days, and he'll see what's going on. Now, go make a song about this. So here you go."

Rodman and West were pictured together at a Black Lives Matter rally in Washington DC in March and earlier this month West tweeted a picture of a signed basketball jersey the athlete had sent him.

They have both praised US president Donald Trump and have both been seen wearing 'Make America Great Again' caps.

Following the US-North Korea summit in June, Rodman broke down in tears during a TV interview in which he called the meeting "amazing".

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