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Vanessa Bryant Initially Told There Were Survivors From The Helicopter Crash

Vanessa Bryant took to social media to claim that no matter what they want to call the Staples Center, it will always be known as "The House That Kobe Built"

December 19, 2014; Kobe Bryant’s wife Vanessa Bryant and daughters Gianna Maria Bryant, Natalia Bryant help Kobe celebrate becoming 3rd on the all time NBA scoring list just before the game. The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Los Angeles Lakers by the final score of 104-103 at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, CA.

Vanessa Bryant has been suing Los Angeles County for their negligence in Kobe’s helicopter crash.

Specifically, Bryant’s case has been against the first responders who took illegally photos of the crash site and showed it to people who weren’t involved in the case whatsoever. But there’s more.

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According to a report, Vanessa Bryant’s assistant told her that there were five survivors from the deadly crash. She quickly called Kobe – thinking he was one of the survivors – and found out later that this information was false.

Per Jonathan Abrams and Kevin Draper of the New York Times:

“The assistant said that five people had survived the crash that day, Jan. 26, 2020. Bryant said that she figured Kobe and Gianna would be among them and would be helping the other victims. But as she tried to call her husband, notifications began popping up on her phone: R.I.P. Kobe. R.I.P. Kobe.”

Just last week, LA County filed a motion for Vanessa Bryant to perform a psychiatric review in order to prove that she suffered mental distress from the photos that were leaked from Kobe and Gigi’s crash.

Vanessa has reached a settlement in the wrongful death suit against the Helicopter company involved. And hopefully she can get some closure after the LA County lawsuit is also finished.


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