“This is the pictures case, and there are no pictures,” Hashmall repeated several times in her closing argument.īut attorneys for Bryant and Chester argued that it is unknown how far the images spread because the county did not thoroughly investigate. The images, they say, were never published online or in the media - nor were they seen by the victims’ families because of swift work by sheriff’s and fire leaders in tamping down their spread. They were shown to firefighters and their spouses during an awards gala at a hotel in Universal City in what amounted, one witness said, to a “party trick.” They were passed from one deputy to another as the pair played video games.Ĭounty lawyers countered that there were legitimate reasons for first responders to take and receive the photos, including to help determine the size of the crash site and decide what resources were needed. Throughout the 11-day trial, lawyers for Bryant and Chester documented how the photos had spread from the phones of deputies and firefighters at the crash scene on a steep hillside in Calabasas: They were flashed from a sheriff’s deputy’s phone screen to a bartender in Norwalk. Meanwhile, we hope the Bryant and Chester families continue to heal from their tragic loss,” Hashmall wrote. “We will be discussing next steps with our client. Jurors awarded Bryant $16 million and Chester $15 million for the distress they found the two had already suffered over the photos and would suffer going forward. Intentional conduct by those who were charged with protecting the dignity of Sarah and Payton, and Kobe and Gianna.”
“We’re here because of intentional conduct. “We’re not here because of an accident,” Bryant’s attorney Craig Lavoie told jurors during his closing arguments Tuesday, on what would have been Kobe Bryant’s 44th birthday. Chester lost his wife, Sarah, and daughter, Payton, in the crash. In reaching the verdict after only a few hours of deliberations, jurors made clear they had been persuaded by Bryant and Chris Chester, who argued that illicit photos of the crash victims’ bodies had violated their right to privacy and inflicted emotional distress. On the day of their 12th anniversary in 1993, Kobe shared a picture of the day they met on his Instagram page.A jury Wednesday ordered Los Angeles County to pay Vanessa Bryant, widow of Lakers star Kobe Bryant, and another man $31 million in damages for the graphic photos sheriff’s deputies and firefighters took at the scene of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed Bryant, his daughter, and seven others. According to Entertainment Tonight, they met on the set of a video shoot in 1999, and got engaged when she was 18. Kobe and Vanessa have been together since he was just 20 years old and she was still in high school. “To honor our Team Mamba family, the Mamba Sports Foundation has set up the MambaOnThree Fund to help support the other families affected by this tragedy. “There aren’t enough words to describe our pain right now.” In addition, she’s setting up a fund for the other families affected. “We are also devastated for the families who lost their loved ones on Sunday, and we share in their grief intimately,” she wrote of the other families who also suffered devastating losses that day. Even though she’s enduring a nightmare no mother or wife should, she still took the time to remember all the other people who’ve suffered devastating losses. Vanessa and Kobe had four beautiful children, and no mother, wife, partner should ever have to endure such a devastating loss. They were our beautiful blessings taken from us too soon.” “We were so incredibly blessed to have them in our lives. “I take comfort in knowing that Kobe and Gigi both knew that they were so deeply loved,” she continued. We are completely devastated by the sudden loss of my adoring husband, Kobe - the amazing father of our children and my beautiful, sweet Gianna - a loving, thoughtful, and wonderful daughter, and amazing sister to Natalia, Bianka, and Capri.” “My girls and I want to thank the millions of people who’ve shown support and love during this horrific time,” she wrote.
Vanessa Bryant took to Instagram tonight, to thank fans for the overwhelming outpouring of love and support since the tragic deaths of her husband, Kobe Bryant, and their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna. Vanessa Bryant posts touching tribute to Kobe and Gigi - and thanks fans for the overwhelming love
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