What Kobe said.

[Useruser666]

sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/magazine/09/14/kobe0920/index.html?cnn=yes

What Kobe Said
Why do Bryant's lawyers want his statement to police sealed? Because he admits to a further infidelity and says another player paid women hush money

The criminal case against Kobe Bryant is over, but the legal battle between Bryant and his accuser, and the wrangling between his lawyers and prosecutors, goes on. Last week Pamela Mackey, Bryant's lead attorney, was able to get a temporary restraining order that will -- for the time being, at least -- seal all arrest and criminal records from the Bryant case because, she argued, they include "highly sensitive, confidential, embarrassing and private matters."

SI has obtained the sealed statement made by Bryant and recorded by police before he was arrested. Among the details:

• When he was questioned by two police officers in the parking lot of the Lodge and Spa at Cordillera in the early morning of July 2, 2003, Bryant, after first denying an encounter took place, admitted to "holding her around her neck from behind" and graphically described a series of sex acts he engaged in with his accuser.

• As the officers and Bryant made small talk while walking to his room, Bryant told them he would pay his accuser to make the charges go away because "I'm in the worst f------ situation."

• During the interview Bryant told police about "a girl in Virginia named 'Mic e'" with whom he said he had had a consensual sexual relationship.

• In their summary of the conversation, police said Bryant told them that he should have paid the woman to keep quiet -- and mentioned another NBA player who he said had done that. Bryant said the player would pay women "not to say anything," and that he had spent up to a million dollars to get out of situations like Bryant's. Bryant told the police that he had never had to resort to paying hush money, stating that he "treats a woman with respect, therefore, they shouldn't say anything."

To date, Bryant's accuser hasn't said anything to a jury, and she probably never will. Because his lawyers negotiated a dismissal of the charges against Bryant with prejudice, he cannot be retried on the same sexual assault charges. And it's unlikely there will be a civil trial for her to testify in. The prospect of the release of the statement, which his attorneys worked so hard to have sealed, provides Bryant with a compelling incentive to seek a settlement, the terms of which may never be made public.

Issue date: September 20, 2004

I hope Smoking Gun can get a hold of this.

Usersuer666 :eyebrow

[iminlakerland]

Jeff Benedict...need i say more.

[Useruser666]

Say more! What is with that guy? Is any of what he talks about possibly true or not?

Useruser666 :eyebrow

[CavsSuperFan]

Two Laker fans were working for the city works department. One would dig a hole and the other would follow behind him and fill the hole in. They worked up one side of the street, then down the other, then moved on to the next street, working furiously all day without rest, one guy digging a hole, the other guy filling it in again. An onlooker was amazed at their hard work, but couldn't understand what they were doing. So he asked the hole digger, "I'm impressed by the effort you two are putting into your work, but I don't get it -- why do you dig a hole, only to have your partner follow behind and fill it up again?" The hole digger wiped his brow and sighed, "Well, I suppose it probably looks odd because we're normally a three-man team. But today the guy who plants the trees called in sick."

[1Parker1]

You know this article is full of . I don't care if you are the dumbest criminal or man in the entire US, no way someone would EVER EVER EVER tell police during an investigation that, "I should have paid her off." or "I know this other NBA player who has the hook-up."

GET REAL !!:next3

[E20]

I heard this on the radio aswell.

[KoriEllis]

Yeah it's being published everywhere now as if it's the truth.

We'll never know.

[2Cleva]

Actually, the transcript has been leaked. What Benedict said was partially full of . For example, the police asked him a loaded question about paying her off.

Sources from both side say this is legit. Read for yourself.

Link

[ducks]

vail paper is one of the more reliable sources in this case

[Useruser666]

I wish we could just hear the tape.

Useruser666 :eyebrow

[CosmicCowboyXXX]

supposedly the paper was sent a cd with the entire interview on it...as crazy as it sounds kobe apparently said all that stuff...