Kobe Bryant and his blinged-out wife Vanessa are being sued by a former maid who alleges that, among other things, Vanessa once forced her to stick her hand into a bag full of dog feces to retrieve the tag off a blouse. The maid, Maria Jimenez, also accuses Vanessa of verbally abusing her in front of Kobe and the kids, claiming Vanessa called her lots of colorful names like “lazy,” “slow,” “dumb,” “a f***ing liar” and “f***ing s**t.” Jimenez also says in her suit that Mrs. Bryant once wrongfully accused her of stealing a retainer. And in her account of the bag of dog poo incident, Jimenez claims the whole thing was punishment for accidentally putting a $690 blouse in the washing machine. Jimenez says she tried to quit after the indignity of the dog poo, but Vanessa forced her to stay on long enough to pay for the blouse.
Note that all of Ms. Jimenez’s allegations are against Vanessa, who sounds like she should be on a reality show called Bitchy Wives of NBA Stars of Orange County. Dang, I never thought anything could make me sympathize with Kobe Bryant, but imagining him having to live with this horror-show is doing it. Poor guy. Now I’m beginning to understand what could drive him into the arms of a hotel ho in Denver. Free Kobe!
