Kobe Bryant crash

More than two and a half years later, Kobe Bryant's widow is still grieving. She wears all black while walking into a courtroom, dark sunglasses masking her ...

Following this resolution for his violation of the league’s personal conduct policy, he unwisely](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/08/18/deshaun-watson-suspended-appeal/?itid=lk_inline_manual_19)and pay a fine of $5 million. As always, a new injustice will emerge and it will enrage us, then we’ll turn our attention to the next one, and the one after that, and the one that follows. [agreed to a settlement](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/08/18/deshaun-watson-suspended-appeal/?itid=lk_inline_manual_19) over punishment for Watson, who’s now the Cleveland Browns’ problem. Baxley remains the only holdout from a group that’s agreed to financial settlements with Watson, and her actions shoot down any cynic’s theory that women like her were just in it for a big payday. Watson will serve an 11-game suspension [stepped in front of a group of reporters](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/08/18/deshaun-watson-press-conference-settlement/?itid=lk_inline_manual_19). So, moving forward for Bryant might start by ensuring every sheriff or firefighter responsible for such indecency would answer for sharing the crash-site photos, and making sure they never emerge on social media. “Watson still refuses to admit that he harassed and committed indecent assault against me.” [successful business for 11 years](https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2022/06/22/massage-therapist-calls-nfl-quarterback-deshaun-watson-predator-with-power-lawsuit/9907521002/). But we’ve recently seen vivid reminders of why this hopeful expression has never actually aligned with real life: Bryant’s continued fight against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Baxley’s refusal to just take a settlement and go away. The hurt will heal, and the memories will fade to the back our minds. And eventually, there must come a time when we all will, and must, move on with our lives. There lies the problem with moving forward.

In court on Tuesday, a sheriff's deputy testified that he sent out pictures of the Kobe Bryant crash site during a video game session.

Li would also show a video of an off-duty deputy drinking at a bar and showing the photos to a bartender. The case is expected to continue through next week. District Court, Vanessa Bryant’s attorney Luis Li stated the images were used as “visual gossip” and “for a laugh.” Russell testified he was passed the pictures from fellow deputy Joey Cruz before going on to game with Santa Clarita deputy Ben Sanchez. The photos were also viewed by firefighters two weeks later at an awards banquet. County Sheriff’s Department, who stated the photos were sent shortly after the crash happened.

Kobe Bryant's widow has testified that she had panic attacks after learning that photos of the helicopter crash that killed her husband and daughter were ...

"I don't ever want to see these photographs," she said. down the block and just scream," she said. having these images pop up" on social media. I wanted to run… "I expected them to have more compassion," she told jurors at her invasion of privacy trial. • "I expected them to have more compassion," she told jurors at her invasion of privacy trial.

The 40-year-old's basketball star husband Kobe Bryant and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna were tragically killed in a helicopter crash in January 2020.

I live in fear of my daughters being on social media and these popping up.” “I don’t ever want to see these photographs.” I think he could have just counted.”

Vanessa Bryant, the widow of former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, broke down in tears during her testimony in a Los Angeles courtroom Friday after discussing ...

[invasion of privacy lawsuit](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/invasion-of-privacy) regarding the leak of the photos, which stemmed from the 2020 [crash that killed Kobe Bryant](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/nba-legend-kobe-bryant-and-13-year-old-daughter-killed-in-helicopter-crash), Gianna Bryant, and seven others, including the pilot, in Calabasas, California. A bartender also testified that a different deputy showed him images of the scene. "I expected them to have more compassion, respect," Bryant said. Bryant and Chester are seeking unspecified millions in damages from Los Angeles County for negligence and invasion of privacy, the Post reported. [EX-FIRE CHIEF WALKS OFF WITNESS STAND IN KOBE BRYANT CRASH PHOTOS TRIAL](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/fire-chief-witness-kobe-bryant-crash-photos) The photographs included the remains of her husband and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna.

I'm willing to go to hell and back to get justice for my family," Bryant said during the trial over the leaked photos of Kobe Bryant's and Gianna's remains ...

[Bryant filed a lawsuit](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneemnashrulla/vanessa-bryant-lawsuit-sheriff-kobe-bryant-crash-photos?bftwnews=&utm_term=4ldqpgc#4ldqpgc) against the county in September 2020. Bryant's lawyers have argued the deletion of the images was part of a “ [cover up](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/19/us/vanessa-bryant-testimony-kobe-bryant.html).” The families of two other victims each received a [$1.25 million settlement](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/salvadorhernandez/kobe-bryant-crash-photos-settlement) last year over the leaked images. [I live in fear every day](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34426414/vanessa-bryant-testifies-hurt-caused-photos-kobe-bryant-taken-crash-site) of being on social media and having these photos pop up,” she said. [paparazzi](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34426414/vanessa-bryant-testifies-hurt-caused-photos-kobe-bryant-taken-crash-site), recalled [specifically asking Villanueva](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/19/us/vanessa-bryant-testimony-kobe-bryant.html), “If you can’t bring my husband and baby back, please make sure that no one takes photographs of them. Since learning of the photos, Bryant testified, she has had panic attacks. The patron, Raphael Mendez Jr., wrote in his formal complaint on the sheriff’s department website that the deputy was “showing photos of [Kobe Bryant’s] decapitated body.” The sheriff told deputies that I trusted them not to do these things." Bryant testified for three hours on the witness stand Friday, the eighth day of her trial against LA County. “The problem is I can’t escape. I can’t escape my body.”

On Friday, Vanessa Bryant testified that she has panic attacks because she is afraid of seeing photos from Kobe Bryant's helicopter crash.

He then revealed “I had started to get an eerie feeling,” and was taken to the crash site where Bryant and the other families were. Bryant asked Villanueva to secure the area so that there would be no paparazzi. Bryant and Chris Chester, who also lost his wife and daughter in the crash, filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the county invaded their privacy by spreading the photos. Bryant’s testimony comes after Chester spoke about the crash for the first time. I can’t escape what I feel.” She revealed when she learned about county sheriff’s deputies sharing the graphic photos.

Vanessa Bryant has taken the stand in the trial for her lawsuit against Los Angeles County regarding graphic photos taken and shared by officers from the ...

Bryant feels ill at the thought of strangers gawking at images of her deceased husband and child, and she lives in fear that she or her children will one day confront horrific images of their loved ones online.” Bryant severe emotional distress and compounded the trauma of losing Kobe and Gianna,” the documents read. They’re not in the media. Vanessa testified that Villanueva finally did step out of the room and returned to inform her that he secured a temporary flight restriction over the area through the Federal Aviation Administration. In one of the more disturbing details she shared, Vanessa said she had to remove comments from her Instagram feed after the L.A. [told ](https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/vanessa-bryant-kobe-bryant-invasion-of-privacy-trial-first-day-1395370/)a 10-member jury in his opening remarks last week. [that left nine people dead](https://www.etonline.com/kobe-bryant-dies-in-helicopter-crash-report-140286), including Kobe and Gianna. County Sheriff’s Department for sharing private photos of the Jan. She said she was at home breastfeeding her then 7-month-old daughter, Capri, when she was alerted to a Los Angeles Times report about sheriff’s deputies sharing the photos. According to her attorney who shared a screen shot, one of the comments read, “Ima leak Kobe’s body.” The comment was accompanied by helicopter and fire emojis. I can’t escape what I feel.” And I bolted out of the house and I ran to the side of the house so the girls couldn’t see me.

Vanessa Bryant, the widow of former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, broke down in tears during her testimony in a Los Angeles courtroom Friday after discussing ...

[invasion of privacy lawsuit](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/invasion-of-privacy) regarding the leak of the photos, which stemmed from the 2020 [crash that killed Kobe Bryant](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/nba-legend-kobe-bryant-and-13-year-old-daughter-killed-in-helicopter-crash), Gianna Bryant, and seven others, including the pilot, in Calabasas, California. A bartender also testified that a different deputy showed him images of the scene. “I just remember not wanting to react because the girls were in the room.” [EX-FIRE CHIEF WALKS OFF WITNESS STAND IN KOBE BRYANT CRASH PHOTOS TRIAL](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/fire-chief-witness-kobe-bryant-crash-photos) Bryant and Chester are seeking unspecified millions in damages from Los Angeles County for negligence and invasion of privacy, the Post reported. The Internal Affairs Bureau of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed no more images existed, The photographs included the remains of her husband and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna.