Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa Bryant cusses out ESPN.com reporter, Laura Lane

Photo by Glenn Harris-Photorazzi

Reporter for ESPN.com, Laura Lane made a comment about Vanessa Bryant's purple tutu she wore the night her husband Kobe Bryant won his MVP award. What Laura didn't know was that the story would give her an ear full. When Laura left the Laker's locker room after the second game of the San Antonio series, Vanessa cussed her out. Here is what Laura said:

“Laura!” she screams (yes, she apparently knows my name). “F*** you! You f****** b****!”

“Excuse me?” I say, completely baffled as I look around me to see if there is someone else named Laura. No, there’s not.

Her daughters – ages 5 and 2 – are sitting next to her on the bench looking at their mom as she screams.

[More f-words ensue. Many more.]

I just stare at her. I’ve heard many stories about her from reporters, but this was unbelievable. Two of my friends from the LA Times told me how she cussed out one of them last season, because he said hi to her daughter. “Join the club, this means you’ve arrived,” said one reporter when word spread of my run-in with Vanessa. “She’s insane,” said another. “Everyone knows it.”

What is Vanessa doing? She even cussed in front of her own kids. She has some issues. Maybe it has to do with the rumors of Kobe having an affair with one of the Laker girls with the same first name. Hmmmm