Kodak Black walks out of interview after Ebro mentions sexual assault case

US rapper Kodak Black left an interview with Hot 97 after one of the presenters brought up the pending sexual assault case against him.

15 minutes into the conversation, presenter Ibrahim "Ebro" Darden broached the subject without mentioning the details of the ongoing case, but stated "we take sexual assault here serious" and that he hoped to have Kodak return to the show to talk about it in greater depth.

In a video clip of the interview, Black is shown during the uncomfortable silence that follows Ebro's comment, after which his fellow presenter Peter Rosenberg asks him whether he believes the 1969 moon landing happened.

Kodak replies: "What the f*** y'all talkin' about?" When Ebro notes he looks uncomfortable he says: "I feel like sometimes, when n****s like me are going through s**t, y'all be entertained. Like, change the subject... talk about something else."

Ebro replies that if there's nothing left to discuss, the interview could be over. Kodak responds by getting up from his chair and walking out of the studio.

In 2017, Kodak was indicted on a sexual assault charge that allegedly took place at a hotel in Florida in February 2016. He is accused of raping a woman who attended one of his performances, and later accompanied him to his hotel room. He allegedly told her he "couldn't help himself" and is accused of biting her repeatedly and sexually assaulting her.

Ebro posted a series of messages on Twitter after the tense exchange, explaining he was "tryna [sic[] have a balanced convo with Kodak Black & not ignore the serious allegations against him but also not ask specifics to make his situation worse... and he wanna get an attitude with me?? Nah..."

Kodak's trial is scheduled to begin in April 2019.