[OakOak]

Updated: 9:11 p.m. ET March 3, 2005

DENVER - With a terse news release and an even terser court filing, the sordid sexual assault case against Kobe Bryant that gripped the nation abruptly ended with an agreement that ensures the NBA star never goes to trial for what happened in a hotel room two years ago.

Few experts believed the civil lawsuit would ever be heard by a jury, saying it was unlikely that Bryant and the 20-year-old woman who accused him of raping her relished the prospect of having to divulge potentially embarrassing, intimate details in a courtroom.

Although no mention of a monetary settlement was made, Bryant agreed to negotiate a monetary settlement, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.

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I don't have time for this, there's money to be made by paying clients.

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[Howlin]

the sordid sexual assault case against Kobe Bryant

Here's a clue for you: that was AFTER the trial was underway, not before.

[OakOak]

Here's the link on the Kobe Bryant out-of-court settlement before you all say I fabricated that too.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7019659/