Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash

Vanessa Bryant announced that the Bryant family’s partnership with Nike was set to continue after controversy emerged over a tribute shoe for Kobe and her late daughter Gianna that went online without her permission.

Two years to the day after nine people, including Kobe and Gianna Bryant, were killed in a helicopter crash, a Los Angeles sculptor placed a statue of the basketball superstar and his daughter at the hillside site where they died.

We may feel enormous grief for somebody we’ve never met before because we feel connected to that person in certain ways.

Attorneys for LA County are asking that a federal judge order the production of Vanessa Bryant’s therapy records going back to 2010, which they believe are central to her lawsuit alleging emotional distress caused by the circulation of crash site photos.

A Los Angeles federal judge Tuesday granted Vanessa Bryant’s motion to compel depositions of Sheriff Alex Villanueva and Fire Chief Daryl Osby in her lawsuit against the county over photos of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash scene allegedly taken and circulated by sheriff’s deputies.

Kobe Bryant’s widow said she pleaded with the Los Angeles County sheriff to make sure no one takes photographs from the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed the basketball star, and he reassured that the area had been secured

Bryant, 39, sued Los Angeles County last year alleging that county employees “showed off” photos of the crash that killed her late husband, Kobe Bryant, and their daughter Gianna

Vanessa Bryant and other plaintiffs have reached a settlement agreement with Island Express Helicopters in the Jan. 26 helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department planned to terminate the employment of two firefighters and suspend a third for allegedly taking graphic photos of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash scene and sharing them with their wives and girlfriends, according to court documents filed this week.

Lawyers for Los Angeles County have asked a judge to ‘throw out’ Vanessa Bryant’s emotional distress lawsuit — that claims sheriff’s deputies and firefighters photographed her husband and daughter’s remains at the scene of the helicopter crash near Calabasas and shared those images.

U.S. District Court Judge John F. Walter wrote in a 2 page denial of Los Angeles County’s request that the public has a vested interest in whether agencies that are responsible for investigating and adjudicating complaints of misconduct have acted properly and wisely.

Vanessa Bryant, the widow of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, publicly called for the LA County Sheriff’s Department to release the names of deputies who took or shared photos of Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant and seven other victims of a helicopter crash in Calabasas last January.

The NTSB has finalized the results of its investigation into the helicopter crash that took the lives of Kobe Bryant, Bryant’s daughter, and seven others.

Federal safety officials discuss the likely causes of the January 2020 helicopter crash that killed nine people, including Kobe Bryant.

Federal safety officials are to announce the long-awaited probable cause of the January 2020 helicopter crash that killed nine people, including NBA star Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna.

On Tuesday, federal safety officials are expected to announce the long-awaited probable cause of the crash that unleashed worldwide grief for the retired basketball star, launched several lawsuits and prompted state and federal legislation.

Kobe Bryant’s accomplishments on the basketball court during an illustrious 20-year career with the Lakers are the stuff of legend. But Bryant was dedicated to making a difference off the court, too.

It’s been nearly a year since Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, died in a helicopter crash, and his longtime friend Shaquille O’Neal can hardly believe that the time has passed so quickly.

Kobe Bryant’s widow, Vanessa, lashed out Thursday in response to a lawsuit filed against her by her mother demanding financial support and claiming the late Laker legend had vowed to take care of her financially for life.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday approved legislation prompted by the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight other people that makes it a crime for first responders to take unauthorized photos of deceased people at the scene of an accident or crime.