Kobe Bryant won an Oscar Sunday night. For fans of the Black Mamba, it was a nice capper to a very successful basketball career.
“I know basketball players are supposed to just shut up and dribble," Bryant said, triumphantly. "Good to know we can do more than that.”
But to others it was a painful reminder of the latitude afforded to powerful men accused accused of sexual abuse. In 2005, Bryant settled a civil lawsuit involving a rape allegation brought against him by . A 19-year-old hotel worker said that the then-Laker guard raped her inside the hotel room.
"people say that rape allegations will ruin a man’s life but here is Kobe winning an Oscar in front of my own eyes"
"NOTED RAPIST KOBE BRYANT EVERYBODY great year for women, me too, the time is very up, etc"
"Glad we are sticking with the whole #TimesUp thing, congrats Kobe #Oscars"
"Kobe Bryant is the first accused rapist to be awarded an Oscar jk"
"Does Hollywood remember Kobe Bryant's rape settlement from the early 2000's? Or are they all just virtue signalling?"
