Some of the people below are trying to make a case for his innocence because the woman he raped has kept silent about it. Well, 1, it was almost certainly part of her settlement that she could NOT talk about it and 2. after watching how reporters and journalists are attacked just for asking a question about it, what…

I think the concern is that it’s the journalists who are driving the narrative, not people on the ground. It’s become abundantly clear that Kobe’s colleagues, family, and friends are not going to discuss or give credence to the allegations of rape. And the vast majority of basketball fans are not asking for additional…

Honestly, me too. The have morbidly obese people Box Jumping in the ads for ffs... Box Jumping... I weigh 200 lbs, athletic and I don’t box jump because its tough on my knees and ankles. I can only imagine what an obese person feels like while doing it.

Well Bob Harper himself nearly died of a massive heart attack so it is odd that the person who is teaching the contestants to be healthy to ‘save their lives’ nearly died from a heart attack while exercising.

Honestly, this. ESPECIALLY when Jillian Michaels was at the helm.

I'm surprised no one has died on this show

Indeed. But the Biggest Loser has the added element of where it is shaming a significant portion of the population as well. I’m tone deaf, and I’ve never felt shamed by American Idol because I can’t sing. 

Just as Tom Brady’s obituary will mention Deflategate and Darryl Strawberry’s will cover his struggles with substance abuse, it is journalistic malpractice to sum up Bryant’s life and career without mentioning the credible rape allegations.

FWIW MSNBC mentioned the “sexual assault accusations” a couple times, but then quickly glossed over it in their coverage this afternoon. But the anchor did bring it up.

Amazingly, people can have nuanced feelings about a tragic situation. We can be sad about those who passed and feel for their loved ones, while still recognizing that one of them was a rapist.

People are capable of recognizing both that the deaths of the other four people are a tragedy and that Kobe was a rapist scumbag who finally got what he deserved. The two views are not mutually exclusive.

TBH - I think she lost her husband a long time ago.

I feel really bad for his family but if he wanted people to like him after he died maybe he shouldn’t have been a rapist.

I for one am not taking any victory laps.  I would never have wished harm on him, but am completely unmoved by his death.  Not so for his poor daughter, who is innocent.

Multitasking really isn't that difficult.  It's quite easy to mourn the loss of innocent lives on that helicopter while simultaneously dancing on the grave of a rapist.  One less rapist in the world is a good thing.

WHAT IF I TOLD YOU, one can be sad for his daughter, and still feel no sympathy for the son of a bitch?

Flag and dismiss.

I’d call Benny “Date Rape” Rothlisberger a rapist. Does that fit your criteria?

Are you new here? Most of us would be totally ok with that. 

The networks are seeming to have a hard time recalling this about him.  Lot’s about his scoring 80 points, his retirement, but NOTHING about his history regarding his payoff (not only to his victim but to his wife).