Washington Post confirms suspension of reporter following Kobe Bryant tweets

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  • Tuesday, 28 Jan 2020

LOS ANGELES (Reuters): The Washington Post has suspended national political news reporter Felicia Sonmez following her tweets around late NBA star Kobe Bryant's rape allegation and the backlash she received online.

The outlet confirmed to Variety that it has taken action against Sonmez.

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