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A statue of late basketball legend Kobe Bryant has been unveiled by his widow Vanessa outside the Los Angeles Lakers' home ground. The sports star - who perished in a helicopter crash in 2020 along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna - has been immortalised in bronze and the monument has been placed in Star Plaza outside of the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles - and Vanessa remembered her husband and her daughter in an emotional speech as she unveiled the tribute. She said: "It goes without saying that today is an especially sad day for us since Kobe and Gigi [Gianna] aren't here for what is s...
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Kobe Bryant is to honoured on the cover of NBA 2k24. The late basketball player was killed in a helicopter in 2020 at the age of 41 along with his his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and will now be remembered as part of the artwork for the next incarnation of the basketball game, in what will be his overall fourth appearance on the cover. Greg Thomas, president at Visual Concepts, said in a statement: "As we celebrate 25 years of NBA 2K with Kobe Bryant, we commemorate his legacy and the generational impact he has had on the game of basketball. While we mark the history of the franchise, NBA 2K24...
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Vanessa Bryant has agreed a final $28.85 million settlement with Los Angeles County over leaked photos from the helicopter crash that killed her husband Kobe Bryant and their daughter Gianna. The 40-year-old model was originally awarded $16 million in damages last August after a jury found the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) and Fire Department (LAFD) had caused emotional distress by sharing photos from the January 2020, cut to $15 million due to a clerical error, and she has now reached a complete agreement with the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, which also covers any...
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Vanessa Bryant has paid tribute to her late husband Kobe, three years on from his death. The 40-year-old businesswoman was married to basketball player Kobe - who was killed in a helicopter crash in 2020 along with their `13-year-old daughter Gigi - and took so social media on Valentine's Day (14.02.23) to declare that she will "always" love him. Alongside a throwback snap of herself and Kobe, she wrote on Instagram: "Happy Valentine's Day Boo-Boo, [heart emoji] Forever and Always.(sic) In the summer of last year, the model - who also has Natalia, 20, Bianka, six, and three-year-old Capri with...
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Vanessa Bryant will donate her $16 million settlement to charity. The model was awarded damages earlier this week after a jury found the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) and Fire Department (LAFD) had caused emotional distress by sharing photos from the fatal helicopter crash in January 2020 which killed her husband, basketball legend Kobe Bryant, and their daughter Gianna, while her co-plaintiff Chris Chester - whose wife Sarah and 13-year-old daughter Payton also died in the accident - was handed $15 million. And now, Vanessa's attorney, Luis Li, has confirmed she will be donat...
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Vanessa Bryant has been awarded $16 million in damages after a jury found graphic photos of the helicopter crash which killed her husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Bryant were shared. The pair died in the January 2020 incident along with seven others, and a Los Angeles jury has now found the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) and Fire Department (LAFD) shared photos of Vanessa and her co-plaintiff Chris Chester's loved ones' bodies, and caused emotional distress by doing so. According to PEOPLE, the LASD were told to pay Vanessa $10 million and Chris - who tragically lost his...
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Vanessa Bryant paid tribute to her late husband, Kobe Bryant, in a new commercial which aired during the Super Bowl on Sunday (13.02.22). The 39-year-old model celebrated her home city of Los Angeles in the advertisement, which saw her park her car next to a mural of the late basketball legend and their daughter Gianna - who died together in a helicopter crash in January 2020 - before clips rolled of her spouse in action for the LA Lakers and picking up an Oscar in 2018 for Best Animated Short Film, as well as footage of the Los Angeles Dodgers winning the world series in 2020. As the clips ai...
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Beyonce is dropping an Ivy Park Christmas collection. The ‘Lemonade’ hitmaker is giving her athleisure brand a festive shake up with the ‘Halls of Ivy’, her newest - and fifth - release from her Ivy Park x Adidas line. WWD has reported that the 40-year-old singer’s collaboration with the iconic activewear brand is an attempt to “unite all people, regardless of background, colour or creed, while celebrating each individual’s creativity". In a video teaser - captioned “WELCOME TO THE HALLS OF IVY - the multiple Grammy Award winner is seen strutting her stuff alongside some of the children of A-l...
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Vanessa Bryant first learnt of her husband Kobe Bryant's death online. The legendary basketball star was killed in a helicopter crash in January 2020 along with the couple's 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others and Vanessa revealed that she first became aware of the horrific accident after seeing 'RIP Kobe' notifications on her phone. Vanessa has taken legal action against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for negligence and invasion of privacy and also alleges that officers shared graphic photos of the crash scene. Bryant was asked during a deposition by a county attorney wh...
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Natalia Bryant is motivated by her father, the late Kobe Bryant. The 18-year-old model is keen to pursue a career in the film industry one day because she and the basketball legend - who died in a helicopter crash along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and others last year - shared a love of movies. Asked who motivates her by her mom. Vanessa Bryant, in an interview for Natalia's modelling agency, IMG, the teenager said: "My dad." And discussing her movie ambitions, she said: "My dad and I would always watch as many movies as we can and we'd go on, like, movie marathons. "And then we'd alw...
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