BREAKING NEWS: A Jury awards Kobe Bryant’s widow Vanessa Bryant $16 million over crash Photos
(LOS ANGELES, CA) Sports News: Vanessa Bryant has been awarded $23 million in damages after police and emergency personnel spread photos of Kobe’s fatal 2020 helicopter crash, which also killed their 13-year-old daughter Gianna.
A federal jury awarded Vanessa Bryant $16 million on Wednesday after an 11-day civil trial that went into graphic detail about gruesome photos that were taken and shared. Chris Chester, a financial adviser who lost his wife and daughter in the same crash, was separately awarded $15 million by the same jury.
The verdict was reached on Wednesday, which coincides with Kobe Bryant Day (8/24) in Los Angeles, representing the jersey numbers the NBA legend wore during his 20-year career with the Lakers. “All for you! I love you!” Vanessa Bryant captioned a photo of herself, Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna all smiling. “JUSTICE for Kobe and Gigi! 8•24•22”, She added the hashtags #Betonyourself and #MambaDay.
