The lawsuit over Kobe Bryant’s crash photos settled for $28.85 million.
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00:00The family of Kobe Bryant will receive nearly $29 million over a lawsuit involving photos
00:05taken at the scene of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed Bryant, his daughter Gianna,
00:10and seven others. Los Angeles County awarded Vanessa Bryant, the wife of the late basketball
00:14star, a total of $28.85 million. That number includes the $15 million she was awarded in
00:20August for violation of privacy and emotional distress. In 2020, Vanessa Bryant sued Los
00:25Angeles County after learning that first responders to the helicopter crash took
00:28unauthorized photos of the scene, which were then shared in unofficial settings,
00:32including to patrons in a bar. Quote,
00:34Today marks the successful culmination of Mrs. Bryant's courageous battle to
00:38hold accountable those who engaged in this grotesque conduct. Vanessa Bryant's attorney,
00:42Louise Lee, said in a statement, She fought for her husband, her daughter,
00:45and all those in the community whose deceased family were treated with similar disrespect.