NEW : Former basketball star Dennis Rodman visits Pyongyang , capital of North Korea . The visit is the second by the celebrity Try to start a basketball league over there , something like that . '' - turned - politician this year to visit Kim Jong Un . He says he will seek the release of U.S. captive Bae , but has previously said he will broach the issue . He was sentenced to five years hard labor in February over unspecified ` ` hostile acts '' against North Korea .
NEW : Former basketball star Dennis Rodman visits Pyongyang , capital of North Korea . The visit is the second by the celebrity - turned - politician this year to visit Kim Jong Un . He says he will seek the release of U.S. captive Bae , but has previously said he will broach the issue . He was sentenced to five years hard labor in February over unspecified ` ` hostile acts '' against North Korea .