Retired NBA star Dennis Rodman recently shared his opinions on North Korea and whether its supreme leader, Kim Jong-un, was responsible for the recent online hack against Sony.

The Hollywood Reporter visited Rodman at the premiere event for his Slamdance documentary, "Dennis Rodman's Big Bang in Pyongyang," which focuses on Rodman's frequent travels to North Korea to visit Kim Jong-un. Rodman -- who has developed a friendship with Jong-un over the years -- insisted the supreme leader had nothing to do with the recent Sony email hacks and was not responsible for the threats made against Sony movie, "The Interview."

"If the North wanted to hack anything in the world, anything in the world, really, they are going to go hack a movie? Really?" Rodman said. "How many movies have there been attacking North Korea? And they never hacked those. North Korea is going to hack a comedy, a movie that is really nothing? I can't see that happening. Of all the companies ... really? Over a movie?"

"The Interview," which stars Seth Rogen and James Franco, tells the fictional story of a television host and producer who travel to North Korea to assassinate its supreme leader, Kim Jong-un. Prior to the film's release, the Sony hackers -- who many believed were affiliated with the North Korean government -- issued a statement threatening to attack the United States in a "9/11" style terrorist attack. Following the terrorist threat, Sony executives opted to release the film via online streaming rather than in theaters.

When asked whether "The Interview's" depiction of a tyrannical Kim Jong-un was an accurate depiction of the supreme leader and the country, Rodman said, "I would have liked to have said to [Rogen], 'Let's go to North Korea and actually see it.

"See what's really going on," Rodman continued. "Then make your movie. I would still [take Rogen] now. I would ask Seth and all those involved in the movie to go to North Korea with me. And then do an interview with me about the movie."

Rodman then went on to praise Kim Jong-un, insisting that he is not a bad guy despite his reputation.

"People ask, Why would you do that? Why would you go sit next to him. He's a bad guy,'" he explained."To me, I was so surprised. He treated me very, very nicely, like one of the family, you know. And I'm not a hater. I don't care what you do in the world. If you treat me nice, I'm good. And one thing people don't' understand, until you go to North Korea and actually see it, it's a whole different story."

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