LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County will pay the wife of late basketball star Kobe Bryant nearly US$29 million (S$39 million) to settle a lawsuit over allegations that sheriff officers and firefighters shared gruesome photos of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed Bryant and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna. Per the terms of the settlement, Vanessa Bryant and her children will...
Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven other people died in the crash in Calabasas, California, on Jan 26, 2020.LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County will pay the wife of late basketball star Kobe Bryant nearly US$29 million to settle a lawsuit over allegations that sheriff officers and firefighters shared gruesome photos of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed Bryant and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna.
Vanessa had sued the county, alleging invasion of privacy, after accusing members of the sheriff and fire departments of sharing images of the crash in unofficial settings, including to patrons in a bar. “She fought for her husband, her daughter, and all those in the community whose deceased family were treated with similar disrespect. We hope her victory at trial and this settlement will put an end to this practice.”
The helicopter was on its way to Kobe’s Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, California, at the time of the crash. Kobe was set to coach Gianna’s basketball team.The National Transportation Safety Board determined that pilot Ara Zobayan’s decision to fly in adverse weather conditions – notably flying into thick clouds – caused him to experience spatial disorientation and ultimately crash in Calabasas, north-west of downtown Los Angeles.
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