The Zulu Royal Household has denied that the Zulu monarch condemned gay relationships, blaming a "reckless translation" of the king's speech.

“This is calculated character assassination engineered by a ‘gay’ activist who, ironically, crusades against hate,” anti-gay activist Peter LaBarbera said in a statement.

"It's something new, that's for sure," Gaeta told the press after the kiss, the Virginian-Pilot reported.

King's father, Greg King, read a statement in court Monday on behalf of King’s mother, the AP reported. " ‘You took upon yourself to be a bully and to hate a smaller kid, wanting to be the big man on campus,’ ” he said.