Los Angeles to pay Kobe Bryant’s widow nearly $29 million over photos of basketball player’s death scene

Los Angeles County to pay the widow of basketball player Kobe Bryant Vanessa nearly $29 million for the distribution of photos of the site of the helicopter crash that killed her husband and daughter by department officers and firefighters from the sheriff of Los Angeles. On this subject informed Reuters.
The payout includes $15 million awarded to Vanessa Bryant in August 2022. The jury unanimously agreed with the widow and her attorneys that the release of crash site photos was an invasion of her privacy and caused her sufferings. Bryant’s co-plaintiff Chris Chester, who lost his wife and daughter in the crash, was awarded $15 million.
“Today marks the success of the Bryant Mission’s courageous fight to bring those involved in this senseless behavior to justice. She fought for her husband, her daughter and for all the families who were treated with the same disrespect. We hope that his court victory and this settlement will put an end to this practice,” estimate CNN statement from Bryant’s attorney, Louis Lee.
CNN recalls that the photographs showed not only the wreckage of the helicopter, but also images of the mutilated bodies of the dead. Photos of the crash site were released to police and firefighters, and were also seen by some family members and strangers, including a bartender at one of the establishments where the deputy went. rendered.
Kobe Bryant is a five-time NBA champion and two-time Olympic champion. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers. The basketball player died on January 26, 2020 in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles. His 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, three other passengers and the pilot were on board with him. They are all dead.