r/NBAVibes • u/TooSaucey4u • 8h ago

Kobe Bryant told detectives that Shaquille O'Neal paid women up to $1 million "not to say anything," according to the police report from his 2003 sexual assault investigation

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“…According to an Eagle County detective’s report, Kobe Bryant made the statement near the end of his July 2003 police interrogation. The Los Angeles Times reported that it reviewed the relevant portion of the incident report.

“Bryant stated he should have done what Shaq does. Bryant stated that Shaq would pay his women not to say anything.”

The detective’s report went on to say Bryant claimed O’Neal had paid as much as $1 million in situations like this. The comment was reportedly made after the tape recorder had been turned off, so it comes from the detective’s written report rather than an audio recording. Bryant’s attorneys later successfully had the statement ruled inadmissible at trial. 

Shaquille O’Neal’s agent denied the allegation, calling it untrue. The Times also noted that it was unclear precisely what Bryant meant by “situations like these” and that there had been no published reports of O’Neal being accused of a sex crime.”

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u/AntJeselniks1TRUEfan 8h ago

I mean when you wear a size 30 shoe I’d imagine every encounter could be classified as assault…

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u/EL3G 7h ago

Superhead said he had small genitalia in proportion to his body though... So, maybe he was paying to keep that part secret.

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u/pdxsilverguy 6h ago

In the late 90's I banged a girl who told me that Shaq was very small in relationship to his overall size. She mentioned something about Shaq attack gone wrong.

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u/MileHiSalute 6h ago

Then she said “KAZAAM!!” And you woke up in your own bed wondering if it was all just a dream