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Washington Post Issues New Statement About Reporter Suspended Over Kobe Bryant Tweet

Ryan Saavedra
Washington Post Issues New Statement About Reporter Suspended Over Kobe Bryant Tweet
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The Washington Post released a new statement about left-leaning reporter Felicia Sonmez on Tuesday night after the newspaper suspended her at the start of the week for an inflammatory tweet she published in the wake of former NBA star Kobe Bryant’s death, saying that the newspaper should not have suspended her.

Sonmez was suspended on Sunday after she tweeted a news story immediately after news broke of Bryant’s death that highlighted the past rape allegations that he faced from years ago.

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