Vanessa Bryant is reeling from what she says is her mother's attempt to "extort a financial windfall" from her through a "frivolous, disgraceful and unimaginably hurtful" lawsuit.
Bryant, 38, made the claims after her mother, Sofia Laine, 68, filed a complaint on Tuesday in California alleging Bryant owes Laine for past unpaid work as a "longtime personal assistant and nanny" for the Bryant family, People magazine reported, citing obtained court documents.
The publication said Laine argues in her complaint that before the untimely death of Kobe Bryant on Jan. 26 at age 41, the basketball icon had "promised to take care of" Laine "for the rest of her life." "Unfortunately, Kobe Bryant's promises did not see the light of day as he is now.
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