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Monday, September 27, 2004

Kobe's transcripts

The Smoking Gun has released the 57-page transcript of Kobe Bryant's initial questioning by detectives in Eagle, CO. The document is really interesting for a few reasons:

1. You hear Kobe decsribe the events in his own words. He clearly recognizes the damage this would do to his marriage and his endorsement career. He also immediately believes that this is an attempt to extort money from him.

2. There are a lot of juicy details (check out line #554 on page 18 for one of the best) about that night and about another ongoing affair he was having.

3. You get to see the "good cop-bad cop" manipulation from the detectives. Some times they try to get him angry. Other times, they are trying to calm him and be his buddy. It's interesting to see that play out through the course of the transcript.

Check out the full transcript here.

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