{"id":380371,"date":"2011-04-14T07:21:21","date_gmt":"2011-04-14T07:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/14\/kobe-bryant-i-didnt-mean-to-offend-anyone\/"},"modified":"2011-04-14T07:21:21","modified_gmt":"2011-04-14T07:21:21","slug":"kobe-bryant-i-didnt-mean-to-offend-anyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/14\/kobe-bryant-i-didnt-mean-to-offend-anyone\/","title":{"rendered":"Kobe Bryant &#8212; I Didn&#8217;t Mean To Offend Anyone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div><span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2011\/04\/13\/kobe-bryant-statement-gay-slur-los-angeles-lakers-literally-apology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span><br \/>\nTmz<br \/>\n<\/span><\/a> : \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n Kobe Bryant has issued a statement about his homophobic outburst during last night&#8217;s Lakers game &#8212; essentially admitting to using the word &#8220;f**got&#8221; and explaining, \u201cWhat I said last night should not be taken literally.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kobe continues, &#8220;My actions were out of frustration during the heat of the game, period. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p>He adds, &#8220;The words expressed do NOT reflect my feelings towards the gay and lesbian communities and were NOT meant to offend anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>More here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/foreign.peacefmonline.com\/entertainment\/201104\/153237.php\" title=\"Kobe Bryant -- I Didn't Mean To Offend Anyone\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kobe Bryant &#8212; 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