Newspaper faces backlash after putting Felicia Sonmez on leave after post about 2003 rape allegation Kobe Bryant: NBA legend dies in helicopter crash aged 41The
Washington Post has suspended a journalist after she tweeted about Kobe Bryant’s historical sexual assault case shortly after the
basketball player and his daughter died in a helicopter crash.
Felicia Sonmez was put on leave after posting a link to an article about the 2003 rape allegation against the former LA Lakers player, with the newspaper saying her “poor judgment” in sharing the story had undermined the work of her colleagues.