Entertainment & Sports
Apr. 26, 2011
Kobe Bryant and the Gay Dollar
Alienating the gay community is not good for business. By Ara Babaian of Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP.
Kobe Bryant's use of the F-word (actually, both F-words) at the April 12 Los Angeles Lakers game against the San Antonio Spurs set off a wave of heated debate in the media and in the blogosphere. Yes, he was visibly upset after being called for a technical foul, and perhaps, in the angry moment, he blurted the anti-gay slur at the referee without thinking. But then again, that is the problem - he was not thinking. He certainly was not thinking ...
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