"All history has to be addressed": Kobe Bryant's rape case has caused a stir on the net

The obituaries on the network were not late after the death of former actor Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash in California. Some commenters also shared the actor's less glamorous history, causing a storm in the net that was dragged into angry reactions. A Washington Post reporter has been suspended for strict scrutiny and even received threats of murder

"All history has to be addressed": Kobe Bryant's rape case has caused a stir on the net

"The moment that really needed to define Kobe's career was on July 1, 2003": Just hours after Kobe Bryant's tragic death, the network began to share in the actor's darker history. Just this morning (Monday), Felicia Sounmez, a correspondent for American Politics in the Washington Post, was suspended, after Link tweeted about the rape case involving Bryant in the past. Her article, "Kobe Bryant's Disturbing Rape Case: The DNA Evidence, The Victim's Tale, and the Half-Confession," received thousands of comments - some supportive and some outraged, due to the problematic timing.

The tweet in question (screenshot from Twitter)

Washington Post correspondent Felicia Sonomes tweeted against Kobe Bryant (Photo: from Daily Mail, screenshot)

In Israel, too, they refused to ignore the case in question, which is why one of the biggest web storms began today. "Kobe Bryant is a crazy sports icon. One of the biggest ones on the field," shared one of the surfers. However, she continued on "Kobe Bryant raped a woman. It's not a matter of who or not ... Kobe Bryant went on in his life. He continued in his successful writer career. Something that rape victims rarely manage to do." Worldwide reactions to the affair were harsh, as even the Washington Post correspondent found herself without the backing of the paper - and even with immediate suspension. Shortly after the first tweet, Sunmez posted another tweet claiming she had "tens of thousands of threats to my life" and asked readers: "Take a moment and read this story, written over three years ago and not by me. Every public figure deserves to be remembered for all that , Even if this character is loved and has less pleasant parts. "

The Washington Post correspondent mentioned Kobe's rape story - and was suspended from her role

Importantly, since the explosion of the affair, in which Bryant allegedly raped a receptionist at a Colorado hotel, much effort has been put into silencing the story. The case was not ultimately indicted because the complainant refused to testify in the criminal case. Despite this, the complainant subsequently filed a civil suit, but withdrew it after Bryant and she reached a financial settlement, under which he also had to publicly apologize to her, but without pleading guilty.