Did Jessica Burciaga Break Up The Bryants' Marriage?

By Michael Lopez

Is it us, or does Kobe Bryant have a thing for Latinas? In the latest bit of chisme surrounding his very public divorce, the Lakers superstar is rumored to have cheated on his wife with half-Mexican Playmate Jessica Burciaga.

Burciaga fist got attention when Hugh Hefner crowned her his Miss February 2009. And since then, she's graced the pages of Maxim and appeared in dozens of TV specials and music videos.

Could one of her appearances have caught the eye of Kobe? According to several gossip sites, the answer is yes. They claim that Bryant spent hundreds of thousands of dollars wooing Jessica with gifts, trips, and jewelry.

Burciaga, not surprisingly, is denying everything, calling the reports "ridiculous." Of course, if you ask the soon-to-be ex Mrs. Bryant, you may get a different story.

Do you think Kobe was fooling around with Jessica? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3.

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