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Ilsa

(61,697 posts) Sun Mar 4, 2018, 10:55 PM Mar 2018

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Kobe Bryant and his project partner, Keane were awarded an Oscar.

It is for Best Animated Short Film, Dear Basketball.

Kobe made a joke about players are supposed to just dribble.

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Kobe Bryant and his project partner, Keane were awarded an Oscar. (Original Post) Ilsa Mar 2018 OP

Didn't Kobe rape a young lady years ago? NightWatcher Mar 2018 #1

There's a Wikipedia page on the case... PoliticAverse Mar 2018 #4

The accusor refused to testify in trial. I think if there was a pattern JI7 Mar 2018 #6

And people keep saying accusing a man of rape will ruin his career. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2018 #2

Oh my GaryCnf Mar 2018 #3

Laura Ingram bpj62 Mar 2018 #5

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

1. Didn't Kobe rape a young lady years ago?

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Sun Mar 4, 2018, 10:57 PM

Mar 2018

I guess the voters forgot about #MeToo movement.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

4. There's a Wikipedia page on the case...

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 4, 2018, 11:07 PM

Mar 2018

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant_sexual_assault_case

Long thinkprogress.org article on the case...
https://thinkprogress.org/the-legacy-of-the-kobe-bryant-rape-case-6a42f159be7b/

JI7

(89,262 posts)

6. The accusor refused to testify in trial. I think if there was a pattern

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 4, 2018, 11:11 PM

Mar 2018

Of this behavior it would be different.

But this was one accusation where she refused to testify in criminal trial and the case dropped.

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,405 posts)

2. And people keep saying accusing a man of rape will ruin his career.

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Sun Mar 4, 2018, 10:58 PM

Mar 2018

Huh.

GaryCnf

(1,399 posts)

3. Oh my

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Sun Mar 4, 2018, 11:05 PM

Mar 2018

Is it possible, just possible, that he didn't rape anyone?

bpj62

(999 posts)

5. Laura Ingram

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Sun Mar 4, 2018, 11:10 PM

Mar 2018

Kobe Bryants rstatement was in response to Laura Ingrams statement to LeBron James. She said that he should just shut up and dribble. She was attacking his activism.

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