At first, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, would seem to have little in common with NBA great Kobe Bryant, other than a silly name and a sweet jump shot. Now we find out that they share a predilection for raping chambermaids.
Yesterday afternoon, New York police arrested Strauss-Kahn for the sexual assault of a maid at the posh Sofitel New York. With room rates around $3,000 a night, maybe Strauss-Kahn thought that a certain droit de seigneur was part of the turndown service.
This sounds like the set-up for a bad political thriller. Get Gene Hackman to play Strauss-Kahn. We can call it "Still No Way Out."
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What was this guy thinking? That his celebrity would protect him from the consequences of his actions? Doesn't he realize that the managing director of the IMF doesn't qualify as celebrity?
Reached for comment, Kobe Bryant expressed outrage about Strauss-Kahn's actions.
"This is disgusting," Bryant said. "Who does this guy think he is? Raping a maid! That's MY thing. You don't see me going around restructuring Mozambique's foreign debt!"
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