LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant was dropped Wednesday from the jury of an animated film festival, after calls for the former NBA star's ouster over a 2003 rape allegation.Eric Beckman, the CEO of GKIDS, the company that organizes the Animation Is Film Festival, announced the move."After discussions with the various stakeholders of Animation Is Film, the decision has been made to remove Kobe Bryant from the 2018 jury," Beckman said in a [...]