A mural paying tribute to Kobe Bryant has been vandalized with the word 'rapist' just hours after it was unveiled. The mural, which was painted on a wall in Austin, Texas, was completed on Thursday in the wake of the NBA superstar's shock death. A man who went to see the mural tweeted out an image of the vandalism early on Friday. A mural paying tribute to Kobe Bryant was vandalized with the word 'rapist' on Thursday just hours after it was unveiled'Went pay my respects to Kobe but the mural has already been defaced,' Rashad tweeted. The charges were later droppedBryant was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old in a Colorado hotel back in 2003.

Source: Daily Mail January 31, 2020 21:10 UTC