The incredible ladies from Lady Bird - (from left) Laurie Metcalf, Saoirse Ronan and director Greta Gerwig at the 90th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon. Photo: AP
The ballroom was stuffed with Hollywood’s elite: Meryl Streep, Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan. But it was an athlete who literally – at 6’6” (1.98m) – stood out in the crowd at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Oscar nominees luncheon on Feb 5: Kobe Bryant.
Why, might you ask, was the former Los Angeles Lakers star mingling with the stars of Get Out and Lady Bird? The 39-year-old produced and wrote an animated short, Dear Basketball, that’s up for a coveted golden statue next month.
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