Vanessa Bryant has settled a lawsuit regarding photos that were taken of husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna’s remains at the site of their 2020 helicopter crash.The model, 40, agreed to accept a $28.85 million settlement from Los Angeles County on Tuesday, February 28, ABC News reports.
The settlement concludes her battle against the first responders she accused of unnecessarily sharing gruesome photos of the victims at the crash site.Kobe died in January 2020 at the age of 41 alongside his 13-year-old daughter Gianna — and seven other passengers — when the helicopter they were traveling on crashed into a hillside in Calabasas, California.In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesVanessa and Chris Chester (who lost his wife Sarah and their 13-year-old daughter Payton in the crash) later filed a civil suit against Los Angeles County for emotional distress and mental anguish.
After a two-week jury trial in August 2022, the California native and Chester were each given a $15 million judgement. The $28.85 million settlement includes Vanessa’s initial award as well as funds to settle potential claims from her and Kobe’s surviving daughters — Natalia, 20, Bianka, 6, and Capri, 3.“Today marks the successful culmination of Mrs.
Bryant’s courageous battle to hold accountable those who engaged in this grotesque conduct,” Vanessa’s attorney, Luis Li, said in a statement on Tuesday via ABC News. “She fought for her husband, her daughter, and all those in the community whose deceased family were treated with similar disrespect.
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