Kobe and Vanessa -- Maid for TMZ
Kobe Bryant and wifey Vanessa were in NYC yesterday ... and clever Kobe found a way to block any question about that pesky lawsuit filed against them by a former housekeeper.
The maid accused Vanessa of being a super-bitch, screaming and yelling at her, and even allegedly forcing her to root around a trash can filled with dog poop so she could retrieve a receipt from a blouse the maid ruined.
Vanessa allegedly deducted the amount of the blouse from the maid's paycheck. Kobe and Vanessa say the maid is delusional and the allegations are a pack of lies.