Shaquille O'Neal Praises Vanessa Bryant for 'Holding People Responsible' With Her Lawsuit (Exclusive)

Vanessa Bryant gave a very emotional testimony during her latest day in court.

Vanessa Bryant has taken the stand in the trial for her lawsuit against Los Angeles County regarding graphic photos taken and shared by officers from the helicopter crash site that killed Kobe Bryant and the couple’s 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant.

Vanessa Bryant took the stand for the first time. She reportedly gave a nearly 3-hour testimony recounting the moment she learned first responders took graphic images of Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Bryant’s remains and shared them with unauthorized people for entertainment purposes and not as part of the accident’s investigations.The 40-year-old philanthropist and businesswoman is suing Los Angeles County for emotional distress and mental anguish.

Vanessa Bryant is taking the stand in her civil suit filed against Los Angeles County after the helicopter crash that killed her husband Kobe Bryant and her 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant back in January of 2020.

Vanessa Bryant has taken the stand in the trial for her lawsuit against Los Angeles County regarding graphic photos taken and shared by officers from the helicopter crash site that killed Kobe Bryant and the couple's 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant. Vanessa took the witness stand on Friday and emotionally recalled the moment she found out the graphic photos from the crash scene — including photos of Kobe and Gianna — had been leaked. She said she was at home breastfeeding her then 7-month-old daughter, Capri, when she was alerted to a report about sheriff's deputies sharing the photos.«I just remember not wanting to react cause the girls were in the room,» Vanessa said (via ). «I said, ‘I can’t do this.' … And I bolted out of the house and I ran to the side of the house so the girls couldn’t see me.

Vanessa Bryant has taken the stand in the trial for her lawsuit against Los Angeles County regarding graphic photos taken and shared by officers from the helicopter crash site that killed Kobe Bryant and the couple's 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant. Vanessa took the witness stand on Friday and emotionally recalled the moment she found out the graphic photos from the crash scene — including photos of Kobe and Gianna — had been leaked. She said she was at home breastfeeding her then 7-month-old daughter, Capri, when she was alerted to a report about sheriff's deputies sharing the photos.«I just remember not wanting to react cause the girls were in the room,» Vanessa said (via ). «I said, ‘I can’t do this.' … And I bolted out of the house and I ran to the side of the house so the girls couldn’t see me.

Shaquille O’Neal never had a close relationship with Vanessa Bryant; still, he is proud of her for staying strong and trying to make people accountable during her lawsuit against Los Angeles County. In an interview with ET, the retired basketball player spoke about how Kobe Bryant’s wife is doing the right thing. “I feel for her,” Shaquille said.

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Vanessa Bryant’s federal civil lawsuit is in session. A retired Los Angeles County fire captain had to take several breaks while sitting on the witness stand.

Vanessa Bryant's case against Los Angeles County continues as the former fire captain testified on Monday, walking off the witness stand three times during his questioning. According to CNN, Brian Jordan cited stress from working the January 2020 helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant, and seven others, claiming that he has no memory of taking photos of the crash site that day. Jordan reportedly said that the trauma of witnessing the wreckage caused him to block the experience from his memory after he retired in 2021. «The way the whole scene looked, that's going to haunt me forever,» he reportedly said during his testimony. The NBA great's widow is suing over graphic photos taken and allegedly shared for personal use by Sheriff's and Fire Department officials from the helicopter crash site where Kobe and Gianna were killed.On Monday, Vanessa's lawyer, Luis Li, said that Jordan was led through the scene by a sheriff's deputy to take site photography, including of crash wreckage and victims' remains.

Vanessa Bryant was overcome with emotion during a testimony on Thursday, tearfully exiting the courtroom where her trial against Los Angeles County is currently underway. Kobe Bryant's widow is suing over graphic photos taken and allegedly shared by Sheriff's Department officials from the helicopter crash site where Kobe and the couple's 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant, were killed in January 2020. According to multiple reports, bartender Victor Gutierrez was describing in his testimony what he had seen in photos presented to him by Deputy Joey Cruz while working at Baja California Bar & Grill in Norco, California.Asked whether any of the images appeared to be of the late NBA great, Gutierrez said, «I don’t know.

A heartbreaking trial. Vanessa Bryant got emotional at the trial regarding photos of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, Kobe Bryant, and daughter Gianna in January 2020.

Vanessa Bryant is one step closer to finding justice for the alleged photos first responders of Los Angeles County took at the helicopter crash site where Kobe Bryant, 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant, 13-year-old Payton Chester, Sarah Chester, 46, 14-year-old Alyssa Altobelli, Keri Altobelli, 46, John Altobelli, 56, Christina Mauser, 38, and pilot Ara Zobayan, 50, died.Vanessa’s lawyer Luis Li spoke about the emotional distress the images taken on January 26, 2020, have had on the philanthropist and businesswoman. Months after the tragedy, Vanessa Bryant sued L.A.

Vanessa Bryant appeared in court on Wednesday as the trial began for her lawsuit against Los Angeles County regarding graphic photos taken and allegedly shared from the helicopter crash site that killed Kobe Bryant and the couple's 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant. In May 2020, Vanessa filed a claim against the L.A. County Sheriff's Department for allegedly sharing photos of the Jan. 26 crash scene in Calabasas, California, that left nine people dead, including Kobe and Gianna.

Vanessa Bryant appeared in court on Wednesday as the trial began for her lawsuit against Los Angeles County regarding graphic photos allegedly taken and shared from the helicopter crash site that killed Kobe Bryant and the couple's 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant. In May 2020, Vanessa filed a claim against the L.A. County Sheriff's Department for allegedly sharing photos of the Jan. 26 crash scene in Calabasas, California, that left nine people dead, including Kobe and Gianna.

Vanessa Bryant sobbed in court as details were revealed of how responding officers allegedly showed graphic photos of her late husband Kobe Bryant’s body in a helicopter crash.NBA legend Kobe died aged 41 on January 26, 2020, alongside their 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others when their helicopter crashed in Calabasas, California while enroute to a girls basketball tournament. The basketball star’s widow Vanessa, 40, has filed a federal invasion of privacy lawsuit against the LA County Sheriff’s Department after a deputy and firefighter who responded to the scene, allegedly leaked photos from the crash scene. According to the lawsuit, a deputy is accused of showing photos of Kobe’s body to people at a bar two days after he died, while a firefighter is said to have shown them to off-duty colleagues.The close-up images of both Kobe and Gianna’s bodies were reportedly shared around on at least 28 devices belonging to the sheriff’s department, at least 12 firefighters, while also being shown to people in bars and at an awards gala. The court documents state that Vanessa suffered ‘severe emotional distress’ and even became ‘physically ill’ at the idea of strangers ‘gawking’ at the horrific photos of her husband and teenage daughter’s deceased bodies. Vanessa argues that the officers did not take the photos for official purposes, but ‘for their own personal gratification’. As the trial got underway at a US district court in California on Wednesday, Vanessa’s attorney Luis Li delivered a powerful opening statement, which began with him showing the 10-person jury video footage of Deputy Joey Cruz at the Baja California Bar & Grill in Norwalk, California.  In the clip, Deputy Cruz is seen showing his mobile phone to a

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