class="rtejustify"> LOS ANGELES—Vanessa Bryant, wife of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, has filed for divorce, citing the discovery of a large box of newspapers chronicling her husband’s 2003 criminal trial for sexual assault as the reason for the split. Mrs. Bryant recalled that their newspaper delivery had been sporadic that year, but she had blamed it on “the stoner delivery boy” and their “bitchy neighbor Mrs. Clemens who was probably stealing their paper off the front step.” However, upon stumbling across the cache of damning evidence while searching the attic for Christmas decorations early last week, Mrs. Bryant realized her husband was hiding the newspapers from her in hopes of concealing his infidelity and alleged criminal activity.

“Mrs. Bryant is deeply disturbed and heartbroken about this act of betrayal,” said a family spokesperson in a statement sent to the media. “For years Vanessa was led to believe she had a blissful marriage and a loving husband who would shower her with gifts for no particular reason. We ask, out of respect for Mrs. Bryant, that she be granted privacy as she tries to catch up on all the funny pages she missed, as...