Vanessa Bryant Declares ‘Justice for Kobe and Gigi’ After Winning Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant Crash Photos Lawsuit

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

I love you! JUSTICE for Kobe and Gigi!” Bryant, 40, wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, August 24, alongside a photo of herself with her late husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna.

The trial, which began on August 10, revolved around the January 2020 accident that killed 41-year-old Kobe and 13-year-old Gianna  — along with seven other passengers — when the helicopter they were traveling on crashed into a hillside in Calabasas, California.The verdict, which found that the first responders shared photos of the bodies of the late NBA icon, fell on what Los Angeles previously dubbed in 2016 as “Kobe Bryant Day” – a nod to the basketball player’s jersey numbers that he wore while playing on the Lakers. “#BetOnYourself #Mambaday #Mambamentality,” the mom, who also shared daughters Natalia, 19, Bianka, 5, and Capri, 3, with the basketball player, wrote in her post along with a bunch of yellow and purple hearts.

In addition to Vanessa winning $16 million on Wednesday, the jury also awarded $15 million in damages to Vanessa’s co-plaintiff Chris Chester, whose wife Sarah and 13-year-old daughter Payton died alongside Kobe and Gianna in the crash. Vanessa and Chester, for their part, sued Los Angeles County for emotional distress and mental anguish after learning members of the department had shared photos of the victims’ remains.Luis Li, Vannesa’s attorney, made his opening statements earlier this month in which he claimed that cell phone photos from the wreckage were shared by the fire captain “for a laugh,” noting that there was no official reason for them to be taken in the