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Animation Festival Drops Kobe Bryant

 Kobe Bryant was removed as a juror from the Animation Is Film Festival in Los Angeles on Wednesday, after protests stemming from past sexual assault allegations against him. According to Huff Post, Bryant, who won an Oscar this year for his animated short “Dear Basketball,” was set to preside at the Los Angeles gathering this weekend before a Change.org petition appeared last week titled “Remove Sexual Predator Kobe Bryant from ‘Animation Is Film’ Festival Jury.” The post exhorted the festival to honor its pledge to be a champion of women filmmakers in the Me Too era. "After discussions with the various stakeholders of Animation Is Film, the decision has been made to remove Kobe Bryant from the 2018 jury," Eric Beckman, founder of the festival and CEO of GKIDS, told NPR in an emailed statement."We are a young organization, and it is important to keep our collective energies focused on the films, the participating filmmakers and our festival attendees," he added.

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