Shaquille O’Neal supports Vanessa Bryant for trying to make people accountable

Vanessa Bryant has pledged to donate her $16 million (£14 million) lawsuit winnings to the sports charity named in honour of her late husband and daughter. Kobe Bryant's widow won the damages after pursuing legal action against Los Angeles County for the behaviour of first responders on the scene of the helicopter crash which killed her husband and 13-year-daughter Gianna in January 2020. Vanessa filed a complaint claiming first responders had taken and shared photos of the crash scene.

Vanessa Bryant has announced her plans for the $16 million she was awarded in the lawsuit she filed over the Kobe Bryant crash photos.

Vanessa Bryant plans to donate proceeds from the $16 million judgment she won Wednesday in a lawsuit against Los Angeles County to a foundation named for her husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna, it was reported today.

Vanessa Bryant will never be able to bring her late husband, Kobe Bryant back, but she can put the case surrounding his and Gianna’s crash photos behind her. It was announced Wednesday, August 24, that a federal jury found that Los Angeles County must pay $31 million in damages to Vanessa and her co-plaintiff Christopher Chester. Christopher lost his wife Sarah and their 13-year-old daughter Payton in the 2020 helicopter crash. Vanessa will be awarded $16 million and Christopher $15 million.

Celebrating her triumph. Vanessa Bryant spoke out after being awarded $16 million in her trial against Los Angeles County first responders. 

Vanessa Bryant’s lawsuit against Los Angeles County is finally over.

Kobe Bryant’s widow was awarded $16 million as part of a $31 million jury verdict Wednesday against Los Angeles County for deputies and firefighters sharing grisly photos of the NBA star, his 13-year-old daughter and other victims killed in a 2020 helicopter crash.

Justice is served. Kobe Bryant’s wife, Vanessa Bryant, and her co-plaintiff, Chris Chester, were awarded a combined $31 million on Wednesday, August 24, in their case against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Fire Department.

A verdict has been reached for Vanessa Bryant‘s case against Los Angeles County.

J. Kim Murphy A federal jury has found that the county of Los Angeles must pay Vanessa Bryant, the widow to NBA player and Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, a sum of $16 million, as reported by the Los Angeles Times. Vanessa Bryant’s case concerned photographs of the remains of Kobe and their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, which circulated after the two died in a 2020 helicopter crash. The jury’s unanimous decision was announced on Wednesday afternoon, one day after what would’ve been Kobe Bryant’s 44th birthday. In addition to Vanessa Bryant’s legal victory, her co-plaintiff, Chris Chester, whose wife and daughter were among the nine people killed in the helicopter crash, was awarded $15 million.

Vanessa Bryant's lawsuit against Los Angeles County.The jury in the lawsuit deliberated for less than four hours before coming to their decision, and ordered Los Angeles County to pay $31 million to the widow of Kobe Bryant and co-plaintiff Christopher Chester, according to multiple reports.The jury awarded $16 million to Vanessa and $15 million to Christopher — who lost his wife, Sarah, and 13-year-old daughter, Payton, in the same helicopter crash that killed Kobe and 13-year-old Gianna Bryant on Jan. 26, 2020 -- the reports.Vanessa and Christopher were seeking millions of dollars in damages for emotional distress regarding gruesome photos taken by officers at the crash site. In May 2020, Vanessa filed a claim against the L.A.

Vanessa Bryant wished her late husband Kobe Bryant a happy birthday on Instagram this Tuesday, marking the day the late basketball star would have turned 44.'Happy birthday, baby! I love you and miss you so much! #44,' she wrote, sharing a throwback picture of herself cuddling up to her husband.Her post comes days after she broke down in tears while testifying in a Los Angeles court room on Friday that she lives in constant fear that photographs of the bodies of Kobe and their daughter Gianna will be leaked on social media after officials shared them around.Bryant sobbed and gasped for air as she described she had to run outside her house so that her daughters wouldn't see her crying after reading about the existence of the images taken of the helicopter crash scene from January 2020 in the LA Times, according to the New York Post. 'I love you and miss you so much!': Vanessa Bryant wished her late husband Kobe Bryant a happy birthday Tuesday, marking the day the late basketball star would have turned 44The wife of the late NBA legend said she was breastfeeding her youngest child when she heard the news, and said 'I felt like I wanted to run down the block and scream.''I can't escape my body.

Vanessa Bryant's lawyer, during closing arguments on Tuesday, implored the jury in the Kobe Bryant crash photos lawsuit against Los Angeles County to award her and a co-plaintiff millions of dollars in damages for emotional distress.The lawsuit claims that emergency personnel — sheriff's deputies and fire personnel — snapped and shared graphic photos taken from the helicopter crash site that killed the NBA legend, the couple's 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others.Craig Lavoie addressed the nine-member jury Tuesday in Los Angeles federal court and said Vanessa and family friend Christopher Chester — a co-plaintiff who lost his wife and daughter in the crash — will have to live in fear that one day those photos will surface in public or online and cause irreparable harm.«Either the photos will surface and their worst fears will have been realized or they will live in fear that day will come,» Lavoie said via Bloomberg.Vanessa's attorney also evoked what would have been Kobe's 44th birthday and asked the jury for «justice and accountability on his behalf.»According to the news outlet, Chester's attorney, Jerome Jackson, proposed that the jury award each plaintiff $2.5 million for their suffering over the last two years, and as much as $1 million a year for the rest of their lives. Going by those numbers, Jackson said Chester, 48, should get $30 million and Vanessa, 40, should get $40 million in future damages.Attorneys representing Los Angeles County will offer rebuttals on Wednesday on what will be the 11th day of the trial. According to multiple reports, a sheriff's deputy admitted to sharing the gruesome photos with another sheriff's deputy while they played.

Michael Strahan was inundated with kind and supportive messages after he paid an emotional tribute to Kobe Bryant on what would have been his 44th birthday on Tuesday.MORE: Michael Strahan asks for help after stepping away from GMAThe Good Morning America anchor took to Instagram to share a photo of the late basketball star that hangs in his "man cave". The image is in a large gold frame and sees Kobe standing with his back to the camera in his number 24 Lakers jersey with 'Bryant' written across the top.WATCH: Kobe Bryant and daughter Gigi laid to rest after tragic death"Happy birthday, Kobe! This picture hangs in my mancave and reminds me every day of that mamba mentality you brought to this world.

Vanessa Bryant's lawyer, during closing arguments on Tuesday, implored the jury in the Kobe Bryant crash photos lawsuit against Los Angeles County to award her and a co-plaintiff millions of dollars in damages for emotional distress.The lawsuit claims that emergency personnel — sheriff's deputies and fire personnel — snapped and shared graphic photos taken from the helicopter crash site that killed the NBA legend, the couple's 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others.Craig Lavoie addressed the nine-member jury Tuesday in Los Angeles federal court and said Vanessa and family friend Christopher Chester — a co-plaintiff who lost his wife and daughter in the crash — will have to live in fear that one day those photos will surface in public or online and cause irreparable harm.«Either the photos will surface and their worst fears will have been realized or they will live in fear that day will come,» Lavoie said via Bloomberg.Vanessa's attorney also evoked what would have been Kobe's 44th birthday and asked the jury for «justice and accountability on his behalf.»According to the news outlet, Chester's attorney, Jerome Jackson, proposed that the jury award each plaintiff $2.5 million for their suffering over the last two years, and as much as $1 million a year for the rest of their lives. Going by those numbers, Jackson said Chester, 48, should get $30 million and Vanessa, 40, should get $40 million in future damages.Attorneys representing Los Angeles County will offer rebuttals on Wednesday on what will be the 11th day of the trial. According to multiple reports, a sheriff's deputy admitted to sharing the gruesome photos with another sheriff's deputy while they played.

Vanessa Bryant's lawyer, during closing arguments on Tuesday, implored the jury in the Kobe Bryant crash photos lawsuit against Los Angeles County to award her and a co-plaintiff $75 million in damages for emotional distress.The lawsuit claims that emergency personnel — sheriff's deputies and fire personnel — snapped and shared graphic photos taken from the helicopter crash site that killed the NBA legend, the couple's 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others.Craig Lavoie addressed the nine-member jury Tuesday in Los Angeles federal court and said Vanessa and family friend Christopher Chester — a co-plaintiff who lost his wife and daughter in the crash — will have to live in fear that one day those photos will surface in public or online and cause irreparable harm.«Either the photos will surface and their worst fears will have been realized or they will live in fear that day will come,» Lavoie said via Bloomberg.Vanessa's attorney also evoked what would have been Kobe's 44th birthday and asked the jury for «justice and accountability on his behalf.»According to the news outlet, Chester's attorney, Jerome Jackson, proposed that the jury award each plaintiff $2.5 million for their suffering over the last two years, and as much as $1 million a year for the rest of their lives. Going by those numbers, Jackson said Chester, 48, should get $30 million and Vanessa, 40, should get $40 million in future damages.Attorneys representing Los Angeles County will offer rebuttals on Wednesday on what will be the 11th day of the trial.

For most, August 23 is just another day. But to the Bryant family, it’s everything. Because it marks the birthday of their late patriarch: Kobe Bryant.

Vanessa Bryant went to court again, but she didn’t go alone this time. The businesswoman and philanthropist were accompanied by her best friends Ciara and Monica and her 19-year-old daughter Natalia Diamante.Kobe Bryant’s widow is suing the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department after the graphic images of the helicopter crash leaked.Although Shaquille O’Neal never had a close relationship with Vanessa Bryant, he also showed support.

Kobe Bryant, his wife of nearly twenty years, Vanessa Bryant, is still honoring his life.MORE: Vanessa Bryant shares family joy after devastating loss as fans send supportKobe tragically passed away on 26 January, 2020, alongside his daughter, thirteen-year-old Gianna Bryant, after a helicopter crashed in Calabasas, near Los Angeles, California.Now, on what would have been his 44th birthday, Vanessa is remembering him and their time together. The star took to Instagram to pay tribute to her late husband, making fans emotional and nostalgic as she shared a heartwarming photo of the two together.WATCH: Vanessa celebrates her daughter Natalia's acceptance to USCMORE: Vanessa Bryant pays emotional tribute to Gigi and Kobe Bryant on poignant anniversaryThe photo sees Kobe sporting a Lakers t-shirt, the only team he ever played for during his two decade NBA career, and he is holding on tightly to Vanessa, who is smiling ear to ear in the adorable portrait.In the caption, she wrote: "Happy birthday, baby! I love you and miss you so much!" alongside the hashtag #44 and a red heart emoji.Messages of support immediately poured in from fans and celebrities alike, extending ongoing support to Vanessa and a happy birthday to the iconic basketball player.