Madison Ivy Says She Crashed Kobe-Era Lakers Dinner at 1 LA Steakhouse

Q: Which Kobe-era Lakers player recognized Madison Ivy and compared her to the cartoon icon Jessica Rabbit?

The player has not been publicly identified. In Madison Ivy’s retelling of the BOA Steakhouse incident, she said a Kobe-era Lakers player recognized her and told her, “Madison Ivy, you look just like Jessica Rabbit tonight.” But according to the available reporting and the additional sourced material, Ivy deliberately declined to name him out of respect for his privacy. So the answer is that the specific Kobe-era Lakers player remains unknown based on the public record provided.

Q: How did an adult film actress on 'magic fungi' crash an exclusive, private Lakers team dinner?

She got in largely because she acted like she belonged there. Madison Ivy said that after she and a friend had dinner at BOA Steakhouse in Los Angeles and taken “magic fungi,” they noticed security escorting women into a private back room where the Kobe Bryant-era Lakers were dining. Curious and emboldened, Ivy walked up to the guarded entrance, and the guards unexpectedly opened the door and let them in without challenge. Inside, Ivy said they found a private gathering attended by Lakers players and other women. She and her friend tried to stay low-key, but one player recognized Ivy and told her, “Madison Ivy, you look just like Jessica Rabbit tonight,” confirming that at least some people in the room knew who she was. Ivy described the moment as surreal and said she nearly fainted from the shock of being recognized. The episode was recounted on the Holly Randall Unfiltered podcast. Ivy did not identify the player who recognized her, and she did not give an exact date, though the story is widely placed sometime between 2011 and 2013, when Kobe Bryant was still playing and Ivy was especially well known in adult entertainment. Her friend also reportedly connected with another Lakers player, who stayed in touch for months afterward.

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 29

Madison Ivy said on a recent podcast that she and a friend slipped into a private Los Angeles Lakers dinner at BOA Steakhouse in Los Angeles.
2 security guards opened the backroom door for them, she said, after the pair had noticed women being escorted inside and decided to follow.
1 Lakers player recognized Ivy and told her she looked like Jessica Rabbit, blowing their attempt to stay unnoticed in the background.
Ivy, 37, said she was thrilled because she was a fan of the Kobe Bryant-era team, adding that another player later kept in touch with her friend for months.