Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant was arrested on allegations of sexual assault in 2003, but he claimed that his extramarital encounter with hotel employee Katelyn Faber was consensual. After being formally charged with the crime, Bryant publicly declared his innocence and apologized for being unfaithful to his wife Vanessa, who sat by his side during the press conference. Charges were eventually dropped when Faber refused to testify against Bryant, though she also filed a civil lawsuit which has since been settled.