Vanessa Bryant granted $16m in suit following Kobe Bryant crash photos

Updated On March 18, 2024 | Published By: Gracie Hale | In controversy , Death , Legal

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Vanessa Bryant won her trial against the Los Angeles County Sheriff and Fire Department
The lawsuit was filed after gruesome photos of the 2020 helicopter crash of late NBA star Kobe Bryant and their daughter were shared
In January 2020, Kobe Bryant, the former Lakers star, and five-time NBA champion, and her daughter died in a helicopter crash

Kobe Bryant’s widow Vanessa Bryant, 40, won her trial against the Los Angeles County Sheriff and Fire Department on Wednesday, August 24.

The lawsuit was filed against Los Angeles County after gruesome photos of the 2020 helicopter crash of late NBA star Kobe Bryant and their daughter were shared all over the internet by deputies and firefighters.

The NBA legend and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Maria Onore Bryant died along with nine people in the helicopter crash in January 2020.

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The jury awarded the plaintiffs an overall $31M, with Vanessa receiving $16M and her so-plaintiff. Chris Chester, on the other hand, received a separate $15 million award. His wife and daughter were also among the nine individuals who perished in the crash.

Close-up photos, according to Vanessa Bryant’s lawyer Luis Li, are merely “visual gossip” that circulates out of macabre curiosity and serves no official or investigative purpose.

On Friday, August 19, Vanessa testified in court, saying that the first responders had taken pictures of her deceased husband and daughter at the crash scene, which had left her “blindsided, devastated, hurt, and betrayed” and violated her privacy.

She further said,

” I felt like I wanted to run down the block and scream. I can’t escape my body. I can’t escape what I feel. I trusted them. I trusted them not to do these things,”

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On Wednesday, Mrs. Bryant took to social media to rejoice at the end of the trial sharing a photo of her alongside Kobe and Gianna. She happily captioned the post,

” All for you! I love you! JUSTICE for Kobe and Gigi,”

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Short bio on Vanessa Bryant

Vanessa Laine Bryant is an American model and businesswoman.

Additionally, she is the wife of the late Kobe Bryant. She has also appeared in ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’. See more…

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