Kobe Bryant charged with sexual assault-surprised?
Not really. While seen outwardly as the perfect family man, he's human afterall.
I'm not sure about the assault charges, but he has admitted to adultery. And if you've seen his wife, you wonder why. But with so many women practically throwing themselves at NBA (and other athletes) players, I suppose they for a moment, forget that they're not superman.
I'm not sure about the assault charges, but he has admitted to adultery. And if you've seen his wife, you wonder why. But with so many women practically throwing themselves at NBA (and other athletes) players, I suppose they for a moment, forget that they're not superman.
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Strike #1 against him: He did cheat on his wife.
Strike #2 against him: Black man, white girl. It shouldn't make a difference, but you know it will. No way the defense will allow the trial to be held anywhere in Colorado other than Denver...most likely it'll be out of state.
#1 throws all preconceptions about his clean image out the window. A for his wife...I don't know...she doesn't do it for me. I think it's the eyebrows.
Originally posted by Eugene
At this point, who really knows?
Strike #1 against him: He did cheat on his wife.
Strike #2 against him: Black man, white girl. It shouldn't make a difference, but you know it will. No way the defense will allow the trial to be held anywhere in Colorado other than Denver...most likely it'll be out of state.
#1 throws all preconceptions about his clean image out the window. A for his wife...I don't know...she doesn't do it for me. I think it's the eyebrows.
Hmm...I wasn't aware the woman in question was white.
Who knows if it was consentual...it may have started out that way and got out of control. Happens alot where the guy is getting the "go" signal and suddenly is told to stop. Should stop, but kinda of difficult to if you know what I mean.
As far as his wife is concerned, no she's not Halle Berry, but she's a pretty woman.
Originally posted by Eugene
At this point, who really knows?
Strike #1 against him: He did cheat on his wife.
Strike #2 against him: Black man, white girl. It shouldn't make a difference, but you know it will. No way the defense will allow the trial to be held anywhere in Colorado other than Denver...most likely it'll be out of state.
#1 throws all preconceptions about his clean image out the window. A for his wife...I don't know...she doesn't do it for me. I think it's the eyebrows.
Oh My god.
and his words to his wife?
("you're a piece of my heart, you're the air that i breathe"? i thought he was going to start singing an air supply tune)
also it looked like he was semi-coached, like his lawyers had some bullet points for him to hit and he hit them.
the d.a. looked like a real opportunist, during his news conference (was it a new suit?) you could just tell he was thinking, "i'm going to be on nightline, this is my ticket to the big time"
the defense's big problem? this girl is no nba groupie gold-digger.
Originally posted by superkarate monkeydeathcar
and his words to his wife?
("you're a piece of my heart, you're the air that i breathe"? i thought he was going to start singing an air supply tune)
the defense's big problem? this girl is no nba groupie gold-digger.
I've already heard his defenders say that she was on Star Search looking to become famous.
i've "heard" a lot of things about this girl. she's in for a long haul.
Originally posted by superkarate monkeydeathcar
i guess what i meant is he came to her town not vice versa,
i've "heard" a lot of things about this girl. she's in for a long haul.
Well, she was willfully in his room at an odd hour of night. What did she expect? Chit-chat and a cup of tea?
I'll bet this is settled out of court for a huge amount of money.
Jeff
Originally posted by jeffyboy
I'll bet this is settled out of court for a huge amount of money.
I'm sure he wishes he could do that.
His press conference was a disgrace. He did look like was trying to stir up some genuine remorse but it looked more like he was so angry that anyone would; 1. Dare say no to the advances of the great Kobe Bryant and 2. Dare accuse the great Kobe Bryant of any wrong doing.
And anyone saying, "what did she expect going up to his room" really needs <removed>. Women have a hard enough time mustering up the courage to report sexual assault that they really don't need hear shite like that or "she was dressed like a slut, she had it coming"
Women only report about 2-5% of all sexual assaults and a big reason is that kind of mentality.
Edited for undue harsh tone.
I think she's claiming that she was doing him a favor by coming up for room service--after all, he called for it and that *is* her job.
"I'll bet this is settled out of court for a huge amount of money."
This is not a civil trial--this is to determine if he goes to prison.
I am awaiting more news from the case, but from where I stand it sounds like the prosecution has more than enough evidence to proceed, and Mr. Bryant will be spending a great deal on the best defense money can buy him.
Originally posted by InactionMan
One thing is for sure, guilty or not, he is about to lose a lot of endorsement money. No company wants someone charged with rape as their spokesperson.
I don't know about that. Kobe's name didn't sell like others in the NBA. Many claim is was because he didn't have a lot of people's respect -- rich, travelled the world, seems to be a Good Guy?. Compare to say Iverson or Kidd. While his adultery alone is disgusting enough for me to lose a lot of respect for him, I might also say that he might sell a lot more Sprite and Adidas (or whatever his shoe company is now) now that he is a "bad boy." You could easily spin it like Bill Clinton was able to, or for that matter, OJ Simpson.
Originally posted by murbot
Kobe now has STREET CRED!
i was thinking that too! maybe some teammates will hang out with him now. he's a notorious loner, and many of his teammates have thought he was a little "nancy".