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Originally Posted by Matt Reeeeead
-There was an effort by Kobe not to victim shame, he tried to understand where the victim was coming from, but rather defend his belief that his recounting of the events was different.
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Are you kidding? There was a targeted effort to victim shame her that was almost certainly the result of the PR he hired and his lawyers. I mean arguably the biggest reason she refused to testify was that her sexual activity was found to be admissible and she would have to sit there while Kobe's lawyers questioned her on all her past sexual partners. Keep in mind this was while her name was released, people were already calling her a slut, and there was fake nude images of her made and posted as 'legitimate.' This was, again, while the media was trying to discredit her as a victim, from her mental health to sexual history, and was likely in part due to the PR firm Kobe was paying. The fact that most people simply dismiss her as a dishonest person seeking a cash grab from him despite the evidence shows how well of victim blaming was done at Kobe's behest.
Great for Kobe's defense, can't blame him if the alternative is a huge increase in the chance of going to prison, but we can't go on to say that there was no victim shaming.
Also his recounting of events was different, because he lied about it multiple times so no matter what it would be...