EXPERT ON ATHLETES AND SEX SCANDALS AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS KOBE BRYANT CASE

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA -- If you're doing any stories on the Kobe Bryant sexual assault allegations, I'd like to offer an expert with a unique perspective on why and how super-star athletes sometimes end up in controversial sex scandals.

July 31, 2003

      
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Subject: EXPERT ON ATHLETES AND SEX SCANDALS AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS KOBE BRYANT CASE

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA -- If you're doing any stories on the Kobe Bryant sexual assault allegations, I'd like to offer an expert with a unique perspective on why and how super-star athletes sometimes end up in controversial sex scandals.

Brenda L. Thomas is the author of Threesome: Where Seduction, Power and Basketball Collide. For five years Ms. Thomas served as personal assistant to NBA All-Star Stephon X. Marbury of the Phoenix Suns. From that vantage point, she gleaned numerous insights into what makes pro athletes tick -- as well as what motivates their fans, members of their entourages, the countless women who flock to these high-profile celebrities, and the sexually charged culture that surrounds them.

Because Ms. Thomas previously worked as a marketing professional for a global law firm and as Director of Player Relations at AND 1, the basketball marketing company, she can also discuss other aspects of the Kobe Bryant affair - including the financial fallout Bryant may suffer from a possible loss of advertising contracts and endorsements.

If you have an urgent deadline or need an expert for a behind the scenes perspective, Ms. Thomas, who is based in Philadelphia, can be available on short notice. She's on call 7-days a week at either 215.331.4554 or 267.738.4563. As the publisher of Threesome, I can also forward you a copy of the book for your review.

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