The Washington Post has reversed its decision to suspend one of its reporters over a tweet about Kobe Bryant.
Bryant, who married Vanessa Laine in 2001, admitted to having had sex with the woman but insisted that it was consensual.
Sonmez was then placed on administrative leave. In a statement issued about the suspension, Grant said “the tweets displayed poor judgment that undermined the work of her colleagues." Sonmez's suspension and Baron's curt email confounded many Post staffers, sources at the paper told NBC News. Her tweet linked to a credible report about the previous charges against Bryant, and she did not appear to be in violation of the Post's social media policy.
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