Earlier this week the L.A. Times Mag released their exclusive photo shoot with NBA Star Kobe Bryant and let’s just say he was roasted all over the net because of them. They were going for high fashion, but fell a little short.
On Monday, James Valeri (the stylist of the shoot), sat down with L.A. Times to explain the concept and to defend Kobe.
“Kobe was amazing to work with because he was cool with everything. He trusted us. We took a picture and he liked it so we kept going. We wanted to do a picture with a hat because the photographer wanted to do everything in white. I didn’t want to use accessories that would look too retro. Let’s do it in a cool, young way because that’s what Kobe is. He’s a cool, young and successful athlete. I wanted to give a modern approach. I was thinking of [rapper] Tupac [Shakur] where I put a band underneath in the hat to make it look hip-hop, but … it translates in a surreal look where it creates a strong image. It was something that hasn’t been done before. It’s mixing the inspiration of Tupac and a gentleman with a white hat … a mix of a hip-hop and a conservative look.” [ READ MORE ]
Damn he look gay
he looks like he is straight off the slave boat..LOL, why does that hat make him look like he getting ready to go pick cotton..LMAO
love kobe, the pics…not so much hehe. LMAO!!
Let’s keep going with this to let him know he look like a damn fool. There is nothing wrong with being gay but he look like a chocolate ass covered peanut. Him in his wife are nuts she should have told him nigga that shit is not working. I love your money but ok we have to draw the line. There is Kobe in there is a Kunte Kente nut in you are on some stupid shit mabe you already on that Dope did they legalize that shit in Cali yet you have to on some serious Chronic nigga you look like a damn fool. You ain’t no MVP the coach need to sit you on the bench for this shit in take the lost you baboon. LMFAO.
For a minute there i thought that first picture was of Grace Jones….. but its Kobe .***in my Wendy Williams voice …. “How u Doing?”
What’s wrong with our Black Men?
How Can That Sleep At Night!
*How Can That STYLIST Sleep At Night!
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Kobe looks like he is a character in a minstrel show…shuckin and jiving in his blackface…this is a hot fuckin mess
—-This is like some of the gay photos that 50 cent took. Celebs have to take
—-responsibility for their image. Kobe knows better than to be holding his lips like
—-the choir director at Second Baptist Tabernacle. Poor Vanessa keep gettin
—-embarrassed by this man. Its no wonder Karl Malone tried to steal her from Kobe.
Looks like a good clean massa’s slave. LA TImes made him look like a fool and they kow it and that’s their plan. One mag accomplish making Lebron imitate King Kong (monkey) saving a poor little white girl.
@DEV.. NO SWEETIE- EVERYTHING DIFFERENT ISNT ‘GAY’ – JUST THE GAY A.S.S. S.H.I.T LIKE NUT HUGGERS, ARCHED EYEBROWS, GLOSSY LIPS, A.N.A.L. SEX AND THESE GAY A.S.S PICTURES!! LOL!
I’ve never heard so much racism coming from a group of people always comparing someone or something in a way that degrades another human being. Hate in any form or forum is Hate and should not be tolorated by anyone. If you don’t like the pictures simply say I don’t like the pictures …Did Martin and all our other people die in vain just so you can keep this type of racism alive…Stand for something or fall for anything. SMH
lol #65 the first thing i thought was “how he doin?”
ugh I really cant stand Kobe but big ups to him for being secure enough to even take this pictures. most guys arent opened minded enough to even do the fashion thing
This is some real suspect looking sh**! What in the hell? He looks like an ol’ slave boy in that last picture…lmbo I guess the stylist had a “vision”…lol
this is the gayest thing i have ever seen.
He looks Moroccan…..but WTF??????????? It’s like a shy girl trying to look coy…….LLLLOLLL
—–Lmao!
—-The stylist was definitely gay and was acting out a fantasy by having Kobe styled
—-and posed this way.
DISLIKE!!
——That picture with the hat is the worst one. Got the man looking like a gay slave.
——The issue is something that the photographer himself alluded to, which is black
——people’s implicit trust of caucasian sensibilities and tastes, which usually leads
——to that black person unknowingly mocking themself.
I think they did this to make him to be clowned, this had to be a prank.
Did Kobe approve those pics to be released? These were not a good look at all.
All that nigga need is a big ass bucket of popeyes chicken, a big red watermelon, in a forty ounce, in red lipstick on them black bubba ass lips. Then you can call him MVP. LOL
I don’t care what yall say..these pictures make this fool look zesty as hell. He shuda known better… you are a athlete not a high fashion model!! And WTF he was going for the tupac hip hop look>> really?? Well you missed it entirely! he just looks gay!!
LMFAO. Is this a joke?
He looks a little gay and weird.
He looks so bad, it’s unbelievable. What a disgrace
That is the $hit i have ever seen! LMAO!
This ish looks gay as hell
Did she just say Tupac? That explanation was hilarious. I saw nothing of Tupac in any of those pictures.
These intersitial ads are really annoying.
Kobe said last night after the game that the pictures were photo-shopped.
yall are some haters!!!!!!yall are acting like these r the worst pics in history…guess waht???THEY R NOT. i likes these and kobe is handsome man!!
Who is the photographer fooling when he says the image with the hat conjures up Tupac?? He looks like a gay slave in that hat. Looks like he’s about to do the shuffle for massa and then return to the field and pick some more cotton. LA Times set him up and he fell for it, but I guess the money was good so it was worth disgracing yourself and your race huh Kobe? LA Times is racist, and Kobe is an Uncle Tom. He looks dainty and feminine.
Someone is definitely tasting the rainbow, and from the smirk on his come hither expression it tastes good.
I just saw a video of Kobe being interviewed on the photos and he said they looked a “little doctored up”, “and a little too artsy”. He didn’t seem to like them. Why he allowed them be published is beyond me.
this negro look mad GAY!!
LMFAO!
He’s a great basketball player so i ain’t mad
“Come get it, boys!”
He does look like ‘how you doin’. They are horrible. Did anyone edit this and did kobe have any say in the final pics before they were published? Try again, please.
He should have gone for more intensity than the Mona lisa smirk thing. Tyra needed to help him out. That’s what Tyra needs to do next” America’s next Top male model!
LOL this ain’t no art. they knew what the f*ck they was doing.. trying to once again make a mockery out of a successful black athlete. SMH.. let’s see Steve Nash take some pics like this .
Well Im kinda homo ( yeah kinda)…and I think its the dumbest shit to say something “LOOKS GAY”….WTH?
So what looks “straight”???? Tats, baggy pants, suits, ties, basket ball shorts….????
I do realize that when u look at a pic, maybe the first thing that comes to mind are your stereotypes of gay men…..but keep in mind those are your stereotypes….
If it we’re Tyson Beckford in these pics, they would jus look like model pics.
Whomever that stylist is, will NEVER work in this town again.
I’m not sure what the photographer responsible for these images was trying to convey, but the most striking them about all of them was the lovely way KB’s smooth cocoa skin contrasts with the creamy white garments. Makes me want a hot fudge sundae : p
they got him looking str8 up (GAY) ugh im not liking this….
I’ve been waiting for ‘Loop to add these pics so that I may comment on such feminine look on this guy. He looks just like his attitude- I hope he’s getting clowned both on and off the court with these RuPaul man-before-the-drag look lmao!
He should never, ever clown anyone before looking at these ol ashy pics- and never cut of that ‘stache again!
LMAO! at the pop-up gay ads because of the comments on this post! hilarity!
LMAO! at the pop-up gay ads because of the comments on this post! hilarity!
I think the all white clothing is cool, it’s his facial expressions that’s throwing it off. His lips are extra pursed and almost puckered and he’s giving made “face” in the close ups. He just looks a little too deliscous.
He looks quite fem in these pics. Not very masculine at all. Not a good look. The stylist most definitely failed at this shoot.
the world is coming to an end,the men r looking like women and the women r looking like men.
Whats the word I’m looking for… SWEEET!! A picture can look gay: You can tell by the picture that he is a little feminine, and on top of that it looks like this pictures been run through photshop or something. Honestly, When I first saw the pictures I started laughing, I mean come on he just dont look right period. They need a re-shoot
This is pure foolery, why would he do that?
Kobe, you look so fucking retarded in these pics. My gosh. what were you thinking. The pics arent “gay looking”. They are Faggot pics!!!!
Damn, I hope this homo shit doesnt mess up the Lakers repeat chances. Because they sure are distracting hahahaha
he looks ridiculous!
Nah Kobe is a genius for this. He managed suspected sweetness and looking like the cigarette camel all in one photo shoot.