Kobe Here!

Just when Kobe Bryant needs the good press that philanthropy can buy, Internal Revenue Service records show that the NBA star this year shuttered his charitable foundation, which once supported organizations emphasizing "self-respect, morals, values and structure," The Smoking Gun has learned.

Perhaps Bryant, who's facing a sexual assault charge, needed the spare cash to pay for wife Vanessa's pricey baubles.

The Smoking Gun