Almost Another Kobe Bryant Case

On the lighter side: in a peculiar story from the San Francisco Chronicle, 39 year-old Iris Rivera filed a lawsuit in San Mateo County Superior Court last week against the Gorilla Foundation. Rivera claims she was forced to partially strip for Koko the “talking” ape several times because of pressure from her supervisor.

One of Koko's handlers told Rivera that the loquacious primate -- best- known for her purported 1,000-word American Sign Language vocabulary -- indicated that she wanted to be alone with Rivera.

"My client was getting some rudimentary signing from Koko," he said by phone from his Redwood City office. " 'Let down your hair. Lie down on the floor. Show your breasts again. Close your eyes.' My client peeped out and saw Koko slowly kneel down and start squatting and breathing heavily. My client got spooked and ran out of the trailer."

Although Koko was confined to a wire cage, her behavior was suggestive to the point that Rivera didn't want to wait around and find out what might come next, Adams said.

I’m surprised PETA hasn’t filed a countersuit alleging psychological abuse of the gorilla..