Washington Post suspends reporter following tweet about Kobe Bryant rape case

Published January 27, 2020 6:12pm ET



The Washington Post suspended a reporter after she tweeted about the 2003 rape case involving NBA superstar Kobe Bryant following his death on Sunday.

Bryant, 41, died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, along with his 13-year old daughter, Gianna, and seven others on Sunday morning. Amid an outpouring of emotional support on social media, Felicia Sonmez, a national political reporter for the Washington Post, tweeted a link to a story about his 2003 rape settlement.

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