By Richard Shears and William Turvill PUBLISHED: 04:12 EST, 17 December 2013 | UPDATED: 18:05 EST, 17 December 2013 Retired basketball star Dennis Rodman is to visit his ‘good friend’ Kim Jong-Un in North Korea for a third time this week. Trip organisers said Mr Rodman is to make the trip despite current tension surrounding the leader’s decision to execute his uncle. Mr Rodman has visited Pyongyang on two other occasions, during which he spent time dining as a guest of Kim Jong-Un, with whom he says he has a genuine friendship. Scroll Down for Video
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Mr Rodman, who is retired from basketball, to make trip despite current tension caused by dictator's decision to execute his own uncle last week
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Comes after Kim Jong-Un ordered for state news records to be deleted
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Articles erased include announcement of Kim Jong-Il's death in 2011
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Thousands attended memorial ceremony for 'Dear Leader' yesterday
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