Kobe Bryant Removed from a Film Festival Jury Over the 2003 Rape Allegation Made Against Him
Photo: Frederic Stevens/Getty Kobe Bryanthas been removed from the jury of an upcoming film festival atthe behest of a Change.org petitionthat said the former NBA star should not be involveddue to the 2003 rape allegation made against him, according toVariety. (At the time, Bryant had said any relations were consensual; he pleaded not guilty to felony charges, which were later dismissed; and he settled a related civil suit). The 40 year old — whowon an Academy Award earlier this year for his work on the animated short filmDear Basketball— was set to participate in theAnimation Is Film Festivalthis weekend in Los Angeles....