Kobe Bryant's ex-housekeeper sues, for verbal abuse

[Liberal_in_LA]

Kobe Bryant's ex-housekeeper sues, accuses Vanessa Bryant of harassment
12:26 PM | March 25, 2009
A former housekeeper for Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant is suing him and his wife, Vanessa, contending that she was verbally abused and humiliated while she worked at the Bryants' Newport Coast home.

Maria Jimenez, an immigrant originally from Peru, filed a lawsuit March 20 in Orange County Superior Court, her lawyer said. Jimenez claims Vanessa Bryant badgered and harassed Jimenez and forced her to perform demeaning tasks.

Jimenez worked 60 hours a week in Bryants' home from September 2007 to March 2008, cleaning their house, washing their laundry and cleaning up after their children. The lawsuit alleges that Vanessa Bryant called Jimenez "lazy," "slow," "dumb," a "liar" and also used profanity.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/03/--my-thuan-tran.html

[MadBadger]

1. No Rush to judgment from me. I'll wait to see how this plays out.

[Washington Monument]

2. Only in the US

is this considered "news"

[Rebubula]

4. Yeah...

...in many parts of the world, this woman would be kept quiet.

Stupid uppity servants!

:eyes:

[NeedleCast]

6. Because no one has ever filed a frivilous suit against a celebrity

Lets just assume the Bryants are guilty, right?

[alcibiades_mystery]

3. Bryant was also reported to have said

"I got no passion, I got no patience, and I hate waitin'...ho get your ass in..."

:shrug:

[ShortnFiery]

5. I'm shocked! Shocked I tell you!

:eyes:

[blogslut]

7. Maybe they can buy her a 4 million dollar ring

:hide:

[Supersedeas]

9. enough made the NBA forget

[zazen]

8. too bad batterers can't be sued for the same type of abuse

Isn't this what battered children and spouses endure every day?