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Sanaa Lathan Backs Out Of Vanessa Bryant's Divorce Drama

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Actress Sanaa Lathan has found herself in the middle of Kobe and Vanessa Bryant’s divorce….and she doesn’t like it. The debacle began after a source revealed to the NY Daily News that Sanaa, who’s the voice for Donna Tubbs on ‘The Cleveland Show’ was flirting with Kobe Bryant at a Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch the Throne concert concert.

Kobe, who announced his divorce from Vanessa Bryant on Friday, attended the concert on Thursday night with his Los Angeles Lakers teammate Matt Barnes while Sanaa was joined by a girlfriend. According to the source Sanaa made her way to Kobe’s section and began “throwing her head everywhere. Her hair was like slapping him in the face.” At some point Sanaa even made contact with Kobe, “She touched his face, and she was shaking her a– in front of him to the music.” But despite the insider’s tale, who even detailed Sanaa’s clothing to the tee, “a sexy white-chiffon dress over what appeared to be a black bra,” there was no such flirting….at least according to Sanaa. The actress blasted the report via Twitter earlier today:

“Can a girl have some fun at a jayz/kanye concert w/out being linked 2 a breakup? I AM NOT, NEVER HAVE BEEN, INVOVLED W/KOBE IN ANY WAY.”

To drive her point home, Sanaa added,   “Anybody who pays attention knows I’m not his type… Blank stare. #blackgirlsrock #dontbelievethelies”

Yikes! So how does Sanaa explain this picture: Source

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