Mississippi TV news anchor Barbie Bassett taken off air after quoting Snoop Dogg during broadcast

 Mississippi TV news anchor Barbie Bassett taken off air after quoting Snoop Dogg during broadcast

A Mississippi TV news anchor hasn’t been on the air since quoting a popular Snoop Dogg phrase on air earlier this month.

Barbie Bassett has not returned to NBC affiliate WLBT since the March 8 broadcast and is no longer listed as a member of the news team on the station’s website, the Clarion Ledger reports.
 
“As I am sure you can understand, WLBT is unable to comment on personnel matters,” Ted Fortenberry, the station’s regional vice president and general manager, said in a social media post.

Bassett was discussing the Snoop Dogg’s addition to his wine line.

Bassett used a phrase - which includes slang for the n-word - when the idea of a Snoop collaboration with a newsroom journalist was raised.

Mississippi news anchor Barbie Basset fired for saying “Fo Shizzle My Nizzle” live on air when discussing Snoop Dog new wine collection. She has been a news anchor at the company for over 20 years. 👀

The station’s chief meteorologist as well as anchor, Bassett has previously caused controversy with a comment, referring to a black reporter’s “grandmammy” on air. She later apologized.

“Though not intentional, I now understand how my comment was both insensitive and hurtful. I have apologized to Carmen Poe,” Bassett said at the time.

“Now, I would like to apologize to you. That is not the heart of who I am. And for that, I humbly ask for your forgiveness and I apologize to everyone I have offended.”