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avalanche_country said:
I am shocked, shocked I tell you a pro athlete cheated on a spouse
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Just because it happens more often with pro athletes, doesn't mean he's not a shitty human. Especially considering he's got young kids as well. It's tearing a family apart because you think your sexual gratification is more important than your family. Shitbag.
 
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SoundwaveIsCharisma said:
Just because it happens more often with pro athletes, doesn't mean he's not a shitty human. Especially considering he's got young kids as well. It's tearing a family apart because you think your sexual gratification is more important than your family. Shitbag.
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I don’t disagree but it’s nothing new. Kobe raped a woman and his wife stayed with him.
 
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The Kingslayer said:
Hold up. Raped?
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www.thedailybeast.com

Kobe Bryant’s Disturbing Rape Case: The DNA Evidence, the Accuser’s Story, and the Half-Confession

The NBA legend has received a hero’s sendoff during his final season. But there’s one incident that will always taint Bryant’s career.
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The Kobe Bryant rape case has, in the annals of popular culture, been reduced to something of a punchline due to the aftermath—namely, Bryant’s $4 million, 8-carat purple diamond apology ring that he gifted to his wife, Vanessa. But what exactly transpired on the night of June 30, 2003, at the Lodge & Spa at Cordillera, in Colorado, may always be a mystery. Despite being charged with sexual assault and false imprisonment—facing life in prison—and tearfully confessing to committing adultery with his 19-year-old accuser, Bryant’s case never made it to trial. On Sept. 1, 2004, one week before opening statements were to be made, the case was dismissed after the accuser, who had been dragged through the mud for months by the media and Bryant’s defense team, informed the court that she would not testify. The woman had filed a separate civil suit against Bryant, and had agreed to dismissal of the sexual-assault charge against him provided the athlete issued the following apology to his accuser, which was read in court by Bryant’s attorney:

First, I want to apologize directly to the young woman involved in this incident. I want to apologize to her for my behavior that night and for the consequences she has suffered in the past year. Although this year has been incredibly difficult for me personally, I can only imagine the pain she has had to endure. I also want to apologize to her parents and family members, and to my family and friends and supporters, and to the citizens of Eagle, Colo. I also want to make it clear that I do not question the motives of this young woman. No money has been paid to this woman. She has agreed that this statement will not be used against me in the civil case. 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. After months of reviewing discovery, listening to her attorney, and even her testimony in person, I now understand how she feels that she did not consent to this encounter. I issue this statement today fully aware that while one part of this case ends today, another remains. I understand that the civil case against me will go forward. That part of this case will be decided by and between the parties directly involved in the incident and will no longer be a financial or emotional drain on the citizens of the state of Colorado.

The accuser’s civil suit against Bryant was ultimately settled in March 2005, and terms of the settlement were undisclosed (the total amount civil juries in Colorado could award at the time was $2.5 million). And the accuser, it should be noted, came from a wealthy family.
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SoundwaveIsCharisma said:
Just because it happens more often with pro athletes, doesn't mean he's not a shitty human. Especially considering he's got young kids as well. It's tearing a family apart because you think your sexual gratification is more important than your family. Shitbag.
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Everyone is entitled to their opinion of course but this all feels like something we just shouldn't be privy to. I don't think this makes Cole a bad human being, just a human being who is guilty of poor judgment. I certainly would not slag Avs management if they re-acquired him for this, I would probably slag Avs mangement for brining back an aging and increasingly slow and ineffective defenseman though.

Infidelity is something that happens a ton more in or out of professional sports circles way, WAY more often than we'd like to believe. Two consenting adults did something they probably shouldn't have, but I really don't care. They already look like they're going to pay a heavy price for their actions, however I will just say before shutting up entirely about this that we all know the consequences for the woman involved will be far more egregious, and that's not okay, no matter what people may think of her.

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I’m so curious to see what Philly does to open up cap room to do more Philly things. They are already at the cap.
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I'm guessing they find a way to dump JVR's horrible contract. Won't be cheap though. Chicago is currently open for business.
 
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My brother in law cheated on my sister while she was pregnant with their 2nd child. There are few things in life that get me upset like cheating on your spouse/partner (especially when you have children with them). That being said, I've heard lots of stories about pro athletes that essentially have a "hall pass" on the road or whatever so it's really something that's between each couple. I have no clue what Cole's arrangement with his wife is, so I can't pass any judgement there, but it doesn't seem like the reporter he cheated with had an agreement with her fiancee about it so that's pretty messed up.
 
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SoundwaveIsCharisma said:
I’m so curious to see what Philly does to open up cap room to do more Philly things. They are already at the cap.
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They'll first pay a pick to Chicago to eat van Riemsdyk's final year, then they'll trade someone they shouldn't (Konecny or Provorov) to free up cap space.

I'm personally hoping they sign Evander Kane. D'Angelo, Kane, Tortorella in the same locker room. Please hockey gods, please!
 
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The Moops said:
My brother in law cheated on my sister while she was pregnant with their 2nd child. There are few things in life that get me upset like cheating on your spouse/partner (especially when you have children with them). That being said, I've heard lots of stories about pro athletes that essentially have a "hall pass" on the road or whatever so it's really something that's between each couple. I have no clue what Cole's arrangement with his wife is, so I can't pass any judgement there, but it doesn't seem like the reporter he cheated with had an agreement with her fiancee about it so that's pretty messed up.
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Alot of them cheat and more of them do drugs.
 
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The Kingslayer said:
Alot of them cheat and more of them do drugs.
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I mean it's none of my business either way, but I wouldn't consider it cheating if they have some kind of agreement with their partners. I think it's pretty shitty to do even with the agreement, but that's just me.
 
The Kingslayer said:
Damn man and people were out there singing hymns and shit after his death.
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Yeah kinda crazy how much they continue to lionize a truly awful human being like that eh?

FTR I do feel awful his daughter also lost his life and the family suffered such an unimaginable loss, but whenever someone says “Mamba Mentality” I want to throw up.
 
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Aside from some amusement, I don't care about this Cole drama.
Him taking dumbass penalties all the time while he was here as everyone referred to him as a "veteran presence" like it means something when you've got an IQ of 72 upsets me.
Him cheating on his wife with the team's rink-side talent resulting in her Bible Study husband calling off the wedding at the rehearsal dinner is none of my business. But goddamn, it's also comedy gold.
 
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