People News Roundup: Kobe's Italian childhood home pays tribute and Weinstein forced oral sex, accuser
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'He used to climb into the hoops': Kobe's Italian childhood home pays tribute
As Americans mourned NBA legend Kobe Bryant on Monday, fans and friends in Italy remembered a lesser-known chapter in his life when he played in their streets as a boy while his father competed in the local basketball league. Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, was six when his father Joe moved the family to Italy in 1984 to play seven seasons with four different teams in the centre, south and finally the north.
Accuser tells jury that Harvey Weinstein forced oral sex on her
One of the women who former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is charged with sexually assaulting told a jury on Monday that he forced oral sex on her in his New York City home in 2006. Mimi Haleyi, a former production assistant, began testifying in a Manhattan courtroom with Weinstein at the defense table.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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