Snoop Dogg Responds To George Zimmerman’s Threats Against Jay-Z Over Harassment Claims

Snoop Dogg took to social media to express his support to Jay-Z after George Zimmerman made threats of violence against Beyoncé’s husband during a recent interview.

“If one hair on Jay’s hair is touched that’s when the revolution will be televised,” Snoop wrote on Instagram in response to Zimmerman’s threats, before criticizing the justice system for letting Zimmerman “get away with [the] murder” of Trayvon Martin.

Martin was an unarmed 17-year-old high school student who got shot and killed by neighborhood watch member Zimmerman in the Florida community they both lived. Martin was walking back alone on the evening of Feb. 26, 2012 to his fiancée’s townhouse at The Retreat at Twin Lakes after purchasing a couple of items at a nearby convenience store when Zimmerman saw him and reported him to the Sanford Police as suspicious. Moments later, an altercation took place between Martin and Zimmerman, which ended with Zimmerman shooting Marin in the chest.

Zimmerman was charged in Martin’s death but after claiming he shot Martin in self-defense, a jury acquitted him of second-degree murder and manslaughter in July 2013, sparking protests and outrage worldwide.

Jay-Z produced an upcoming docuseries about the life and legacy of Martin. But following claims that the project’s production team harassed Zimmerman’s family for interview and footage, Zimmerman threatened violence against the “Empire State of Mind” hitmaker. In a recent interview with The Blast, Zimmerman said that he would “beat Jay-Z” and feed him to “an alligator.” Zimmerman also said, “I know how to handle people who mess with me. I have since February 2012.”

Jay-Z’s six-part docuseries, titled “Rest In Power: The Trayvon Martin Story,” was picked up in April for the 2018 relaunch of Spike as the Paramount Network. Jay-Z initially teamed with the Weinstein Co. for the project, but since the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment scandal broke, his name has been removed from the docuseries.

The docuseries is based on the books “Suspicion Nation: The Inside Story of the Trayvon Martin Injustice and Why We Continue to Repeat It,” by Lisa Bloom; and “Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin,” by Trayvon’s parents Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin.

Paramount Network has yet to announce a premiere date for the docuseries.