Kobe's Maid Sues -- It Was the Crappiest Job Ever

Kobe & VanessaKobe Bryant and his wife Vanessa are being sued by their former housekeeper, who claims Vanessa was incredibly abusive -- even demanding that she put her hand in a bag of dog feces to retrieve a tag from her blouse ... so Vanessa could deduct the cost of the blouse from the maid's salary!

Maria Jimenez claims Vanessa called her "lazy, slow, dumb, a f---ing liar, and f---ing sh-t."

In the lawsuit filed in Superior Court in Orange County, Jimenez claims Vanessa accused her of stealing her (mouth) retainer.

Jimenez says it got so bad -- Vanessa allegedly "badgered, harassed and humiliated Maria by yelling and screaming at Maria and criticizing her in front of Kobe, the Bryants' children, employees and other people in the household" -- she threatened to quit but Kobe talked her out of it.

The final straw: Vanessa went nuclear because Maria put an expensive blouse in the washer. Vanessa demanded that Maria put her hand in a bag of dog feces to retrieve the price tag for the blouse.

Maria says she wanted to quit and Vanessa responded that she "had to work until payday to pay for the $690 blouse, which she did."

Maria is suing for wrongful discharge, invasion of privacy and emotional distress and unpaid wages.



Tags: abuse, housekeeper, Kobe Bryant, KobeBryant, kobes wife, KobesWife, lawsuit, maid, Maria Jimenez, MariaJimenez, sued, Vanessa, vanessa bryant, VanessaBryant

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16. it's a known fact that Vanessa is a mean, ungrateful beeyatch. i do doubt the disneyland story though. Your story mentions their son put "his" hand in the soup. Never knew they had a son.. lol.

Posted at 11:51AM on Mar 25th 2009 by kobe's ass

17. If ANY of the accusations are true...Heaven help those children of theirs! That lifestyle and hubby of hers must be a biatch to deal with! Maybe he speaks to her in some of those 9 foreign languages that he speaks and she doesn't understand when he's telling her, 'bitch! the ONLY reason we're together is becuz it's cheaper to keep you!'

Posted at 12:17PM on Mar 25th 2009 by Miss Behaving

18. SHE LOOKS LIKE A BITCH, I HOPE THE MAID WINS THE CASE.

Posted at 11:54AM on Mar 25th 2009 by angie

19. Not one bit surprised...Vanessa looks like a total bitch!!

Posted at 12:00PM on Mar 25th 2009 by me

20. My husband and out were out at the grove and she was on phone yelling all sorts of non-sence
she seems like a bitchy psycho so opposite from kobey
poor guy can you blame him for cheating

Posted at 11:55AM on Mar 25th 2009 by maria

21. That's rich! Vanessa is nothing but a glorified maid herself. Why is she tormenting Jimenez when she is her aunt. I guess she thinks she is better than other Mexicans.

Posted at 9:08AM on Mar 26th 2009 by L.A.Babe

22. I hope the maid wins. That bucked toothed taco eatting Vanessa looks menstrual and should be deported back to Mexico.

Posted at 12:03PM on Mar 25th 2009 by Team Maid

23. That same little wifey immagrant will bring him down one day. He has no prenup. This is going to be one of the most nastiest divorces ever. You know something is wrong, when you never hear a thing from his parents. I know they like their privacy, but you never see them at any of his games. Don't like Kobe, and never will. Just watch Kobe, it's going down, and she's gonna get paiddddddd. You coky SOB.

Posted at 12:08PM on Mar 25th 2009 by KRAZY

24. Being a celebrity sucks! Lawsuit after lawsuit after lawsuit!!!

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Posted at 12:12PM on Mar 25th 2009 by playguy

25. Love seeing stuff like this out for all to see...........
Ever notice how the majority of folks with allot of money are rude and think they are better than those that do not have allot of money and work their ass's off for a living?
It's good to see stuff like this out in the open, (if it is true). Many in the 'lime light', want to be seen, noticed by all....as if everyone owes them. Shine the light on those that think they are better than everyone else, and treat others poorly. Let us all see their 'true colors'.
Put some more names out their TMZ!

Posted at 12:12PM on Mar 25th 2009 by KåT

26. I believe it. I heard that Vanessa is a total evil psycho bitch. I hope the maid gets millions.

Posted at 12:21PM on Mar 25th 2009 by Alexis

27. This is probably true but to be fair to Vanessa the maid IS slow and dumb if she stayed there that long. She deserved it for not being smart enough to leave. I hope she gets nothing. Lame poll by the way.

Posted at 12:26PM on Mar 25th 2009 by GriM

28. Seems the wife thinks she is the star.

No wonder he f*&ks around on her.

I'd divorce the wife & keep the maid.

Posted at 10:57PM on Mar 29th 2009 by kat

29. I'm sorry, but this is a load of crap. From all reports, it appears that Kolbe's wife is not a nice person or a nice boss. So what? It's not against the law to be a mean boss. If the woman's employer is unkind, she should quit and find other employment. Millions of Americans are working for people who are jerks. How many of you out there have a boss who is not nice to you?

You don't get to successfully sue someone just because they were a mean boss. Oh, you can sue them, just not successfully. All you do is make lawyers rich. This is a really stupid lawsuit. It does sound like Ms. Bryant is not a nice lady, but wasn't that pretty much well-reported already?

Oh, one last thing. Nobody can make you do anything. People always have the right to say, "No." If this woman didn't want to put her hand in feces to fetch a tag, she should have done what the waiter at the restaurant did and just say, "No," We have to take responsibility for ourselves, people.

Posted at 12:31PM on Mar 25th 2009 by Joan Short

30. Leave Kobe alone. what a bunch or idiots you all are and i agree with #25. why should she "get millions"? for what???? she is a maid, you don;t like it, go back to your country or get another job. she is so stupid. Even if Vanessa is a bitch, do we care, no! do we know? no! all you people writing in about her as if you know her...lmao!!!!!!! you all kill me for how stupid you all are. My friend the waiter...blablabla! you're friend is starting rumours cuz his life is boring!!!!!!!!!! zzzzzzzzzzz. just like you all! lay off of Kobe and his wife. your jealous streaks are showing and don;t say you are not jealous cuz if KObe would come up to you, you would do him in a second! his wife can be as mean as she wants. power to her!!!!!! booyeah!!

Posted at 12:39PM on Mar 25th 2009 by RURTS

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