Tag: Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant’s Family Awarded $29 Million in Invasion of Privacy Lawsuit

Los Angeles County will pay late Kobe Bryant’s wife nearly $29 million in a settlement of a lawsuit over the inappropriate sharing of gruesome photographs of the crash that killed Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter. Members of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Office and firefighters were accused in the lawsuit of sharing close-up gruesome pictures of…


Documentary Production Firms Seek LASD Records on Kobe Bryant Crash

LOS ANGELES—A documentary production company is taking legal action against Los Angeles County and Sheriff (LASD) Alex Villanueva to obtain videos through the California Public Records Act regarding the 2020 helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others. Among other issues, Real World Media LLC does investigative news reporting on…


Kobe Bryant’s Widow Awarded $16M Over Leaked Crash Photos; Uvalde School District Police Chief Fired | NTD Good Morning

Kobe Bryant’s widow was awarded $16-Million dollars by a jury on Wednesday. The lawsuit was over leaked photos of the helicopter crash site where her husband and daughter died. Uvalde school board votes unanimously to fire police chief Pete Arredondo. The embattled police chief didn’t show up at Wednesday’s meeting. President Biden announced his student…


Kobe Bryant’s Widow, Co-Plaintiff Awarded $31 Million by Jury Over Crash Photos

A federal jury in California has awarded $31 million in damages to Vanessa Bryant and Chris Chester, whose spouses and children were killed in a 2020 helicopter crash, after Los Angeles County emergency personnel shared photos of their dead bodies. The jury returned their unanimous verdict after four-and-a-half hours of deliberation. The nine jurors agreed that…


Kobe Bryant’s Widow Says Crash Photos Turned Grief to Horror

LOS ANGELES—Vanessa Bryant testified Friday that she was only beginning to grieve the loss of her husband, basketball star Kobe Bryant, and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna when she was faced with the fresh horror of learning that sheriff’s deputies and firefighters had shot and shared photos of their bodies at the site of the helicopter…


Kobe Bryant Crash Photos Lawsuit to Be Heard by LA Jury

LOS ANGELES—Kobe Bryant was one of the most photogenic sports figures in Los Angeles and images of him seen by millions around the world—smiling in victory, grimacing in agony—keep his memory alive. But some photos of him should never be seen, his widow says, and she’s seeking unspecified millions in compensation for snapshots taken of…


Lawyer: Photos of Kobe Bryant’s Remains Shared ‘For a Laugh’

LOS ANGELES—An institutional “culture of callousness” led Los Angeles County deputies and firefighters to shoot and share photos of the remains of Kobe Bryant and other victims of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed the Lakers star, his 13-year-old daughter, and seven others, a lawyer for Bryant’s widow told a jury Wednesday. Vanessa Bryant’s attorney…


The Amazing Success Story of Basketball Player Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant is a household name. He is an icon in the sport of basketball and has achieved massive success both on and off the court. But what is it that makes Kobe so successful? And how did he get to where he is today? In this blog post, we will take a closer look…


New Anaheim ‘Dream Court’ Honoring Kobe and Gianna Bryant Draws Crowds

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Basketball fans are traveling from around the region to visit a new “Dream Court” at Pearson Park in Anaheim, Calif., created in honor of late basketball star Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna “Gigi” Bryant. The court opened on what would have been Gianna Bryant’s 16th birthday on May 1. The father and daughter…


Kobe Bryant Rookie Jersey to Be Auctioned, $3 Million–5 Million Estimate

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—A jersey worn by Kobe Bryant in his rookie season, including two playoff games, will be sold at auction. The jersey from the 1996–97 season could fetch between $3 million and $5 million in an online auction that begins May 18, David Kohler of SCP Auctions said Saturday. “We feel this could bring…