Vanessa Bryant and other relatives of the victims were emotionally shaken by the claim that rescuers took photos from the crash scene that later circulated online.
The widow of legendary basketball player Kobe Bryant will receive $28.9 million in compensation for distributing gruesome photos from the scene of the helicopter crash that killed her husband and 13-year-old daughter by sheriff department officers and firefighters. Reported by Unilad.
In September 2020, just eight months after the tragedy, 40-year-old businesswoman and philanthropist Vanessa Bryant sued the County of Los Angeles, accusing it of breach of privacy and negligence.
On January 26, 2020, legendary basketball player Kobe Bryant died in a plane crash. One of the best players in the NBA flew to the youth basketball tournament in Los Angeles. Eight people were on board, including her 13-year-old daughter, Gianna. The helicopter crashed after 40 minutes of flight – all passengers died.
Vanessa Bryant and other relatives of Kobe and Gianna suffered a great deal of emotional distress as rescuers allegedly took photos from the crash scene and then surfed the internet.
When the statement was read, it turned out that the police and firefighters forwarded the photos from the scene of the tragedy to their colleagues, relatives, friends and even strangers.
“I’ve never had a panic attack before. And I don’t want to see my kids in this situation again,” said Vanessa, who has three more daughters with Kobe.
This week, a lawsuit was settled that required Los Angeles County to pay the basketball player’s widow $28.85 million in connection with her claims.
“Today marks the successful end of Ms. Bryant’s courageous struggle to bring to justice those who perpetrated this grotesque act. Her husband, daughter, and deceased relatives fought for all those who suffered such disrespectful treatment,” said Louis Lee. attorney Vanessa.
The deal includes $16 million awarded last summer. Vanessa Bryant then pledged to donate to a foundation founded in 2016 as the Mamba Sports Foundation, named after her husband and daughter, who goes by the basketball player’s nickname “Black Mamba.” It was later renamed Mamba & Mambacita Sports Foundation in honor of Kobe and Gianna Bryant.
Previously Focus He wrote that the widow of basketball player Kobe Bryant filed a $16 million lawsuit against Los Angeles County. She received compensation for posthumous photos of her husband and daughter Gianna for being in the public domain.
It was also reported that Kobe Bryant and his daughter had a statue erected at the crash site. Created by sculptor Dan Medina, the statue was erected at the site of a helicopter crash on the anniversary of the basketball player’s death. The names of the victims of that terrible tragedy are mentioned on the monument.
Source: Focus
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