The internet is buzzing over the rumor that Kobe Bryant is hooking up with Laker girl (cheerleader) Vanessa Curry. The fact that the Laker girl in question quit amidst the playoffs according to the The Dirty definitely raises suspicion. Can't be worse timing for the Lakers either as they've just started their Western Conference finals against the defending champion Spurs.

I think she's better looking than his wife although she's attractive too..

So, now the site The Dirty received a letter from Kobe Bryant's lawyer. Things are getting hectic!

....Dirty claimed Kobe had an affair with 18-year-old Vanessa Curry, who has resigned her position as a Laker Girl. Now Dirty's lawyer has fired back, claiming the story is true. But get this -- the lawyer says even if it isn't true, "because Mr. Bryant has previously publicly admitted to similar acts of infidelity ... it seems unlikely that any jury would find 'actual malice.'"

 

And here's the best part: Dirty's lawyer says the fact that Kobe's lawyer sent a demand letter "only increases the likelihood that this story will receive more attention than it already has." ...

 http://www.tmz.com/2008/05/28/website-thumbs-nose-at-kobe/