Basically, he cheated on his wife with a less than attractive teenager, who ended up suing him so she could get money. Here's how Wikipedia explains it:
In 2003, Bryant's reputation was tainted by a sexual assault case in which Katelyn Faber, a young woman from Colorado, accused him of rape. With his image badly tarnished, the public's perception of Bryant plummeted, and his endorsement contracts with McDonald's, Nutella, and Ferrero SpA were terminated. Sales figures from NBA merchandisers indicated that sales of replicas of Bryant's jersey fell far off of their previous highs.
During the rape investigation, Kobe told police that “he should have done what Shaq does ... that Shaq would pay his women not to say anything” and that Shaq already had paid up to $1 million “for situations like this.” This was controversial because Kobe and Shaq were teammates at the time and many thought that Kobe broke "locker-room code" by throwing his teammate under the bus.
The rape investigation was resolved when Kobe agreed to apologize to the victim for the incident, including his public mea culpa: "Although I truly believe this encounter between us was consensual, I recognize now that she did not and does not view this incident the same way I did." Details of financial compensation to the victim were not made public.
2007-03-12 10:45:36
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answered by smeiou78 4
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I think he was accused of rapping a prostitute but i am not going to go into details since i am not a player hater anymore.
2007-03-12 17:35:09
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answered by Anonymous
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He was accused of rape charges, if I remember correctly
2007-03-12 17:33:37
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answered by oni_link_04 5
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Some ho seduced him and then accused him of rape to get his money.
2007-03-12 17:33:47
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answered by AL IS ON VACATION AND HAS NO PIC 5
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ALLEGEDLY he was accused of rape...................but then she gave up cuz she was gettin too far and couldn't remember her lies that she told everybody, all she wanted was money....
2007-03-12 17:35:17
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answered by laker_lalaland_81 1
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