It's official. Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant will have to stand trial on charges of sexual assault of a 19-year-old.
Although prosecutors had to come up with only a minimal amount of evidence to meet the probable cause standards to take Kobe to court, it seems the nation is in for another media frenzy over a celebrity court case.
Dé jà vu? In 1995, O.J. Simpson assembled a team of legal elites to combat the prosecutors "preponderance" of evidence, and the world watched every moment from its favorite armchair. After the glove didn't fit, the Juice was loose, to the delight (dismay) of the country.
And the argument for Bryant's defense?
Dirty panties.
Regardless of whether a pair of underwear proves Kobe's innocence, the country is bracing itself for another vivid example of our obsession with the world of celebrity, as trial headlines will trump important news.
But hey, if the Lakers don't win the championship again, won't that really be the end of the world?
