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Natalia Bryant says her late father Kobe Bryant was “the best girl dad any young woman could ever dream of.” The 20-year-old reflected on her dad’s legacy during a Wednesday tribute ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The event marked the unveiling of Kobe’s cemented handprints and footprints, which will be on permanent display in front of the historic venue. […]
Vanessa Bryant will take a $28.85 million settlement from Los Angeles County to conclude legal proceedings over shared photos of the helicopter crash that took the lives of her husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna in 2020. Six other passengers perished in the accident, as well as the pilot. The New York Times reports that the figure includes […]
A jury has ruled in favor of Vanessa Bryant in her lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and L.A. County Fire Department over alleged graphic photos from the site of the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of Kobe Bryant, their 13-year-old daughter Gianna, and six others. TMZ reports Bryant has been awarded $16 million. Chris Chester, who lost his wife […]
Both sides in a lawsuit over the alleged taking and sharing of Kobe Bryant helicopter crash site photos have shared statements on an involved sheriff’s deputy having also been at the center of a 2021 excessive force scandal. Per a report from USA Today, Luis Li—an attorney representing Vanessa Bryant—said Friday that he and his […]
Vanessa Bryant narrated a touching tribute to her daughter Gianna for her 16th birthday. In partnership with Nike, the 60-second video is modeled after Kobe Bryant’s Oscar-winning animated film Dear Basketball, with narration provided by Vanessa. “From the first time you imagined winning a WNBA Championship, I knew one thing was real. You were special,” Vanessa says in the video. […]
The surprising breakup between Nike and Kobe Bryant’s family last year always felt wrong. After the late basketball icon’s Nike contract ended on April 13, 2021, Bryant’s wife Vanessa and the Kobe Bryant Estate decided not to renew the deal after the two sides couldn’t agree to terms. Since then, Nike put a freeze on new […]
Additional details have emerged in Vanessa Bryant’s ongoing legal battle against Los Angeles County authorities. According to newly filed documents obtained by People magazine, 39-year-old Bryant claims graphic images of Kobe Bryant’s crash site were shared on at least 28 devices belonging to members of the LA County Sheriff’s Department. The lawsuit also states the photos, which included […]
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Vanessa Bryant has reportedly settled a wrongful death lawsuit against Island Express Helicopters—the company that operated the aircraft involved in the deaths of Kobe Bryant, their daughter Gianna, and seven others. According to ABC 7, Bryant and her co-plaintiffs reached a confidential settlement with the company earlier this week, nearly 17 months after the fatal helicopter crash in Calabasas. Kobe […]
Everyone may be claiming to have the best dad ever today, but Vanessa Bryant is pretty certain her girls’ father holds that title. For her second Father’s Day without Kobe, Vanessa toasted her late husband with a sweet family photo of him alongside their daughters Gigi, Bianka, Capri and Natalia. And she made a claim that […]
