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Kobe Bryant: Public personality by virtue of voluntarily playing professional basketball.

For the purposes of his current legal situation, Kobe would likely not be considered a public person. Being dragged into court, or suing someone else in court, does not make one even a limited purpose public person.

[Poohbah]

For the purposes of his current legal situation, Kobe would likely not be considered a public person. Being dragged into court, or suing someone else in court, does not make one even a limited purpose public person.

Quite correct; but he's ALREADY a public person by dint of his pre-legal-issues celebrity.

But your post also undermines positing Michael Schiavo as a public person.