{"id":1621967,"date":"2022-08-25T21:48:44","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T01:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1621967"},"modified":"2022-08-25T21:48:55","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T01:48:55","slug":"vanessa-bryant-to-donate-16-million-verdict-proceeds-to-kobe-bryant-sports-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vanessa-bryant-to-donate-16-million-verdict-proceeds-to-kobe-bryant-sports-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanessa Bryant To Donate $16 Million Verdict Proceeds To Kobe Bryant Sports Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvanessa-bryant-to-donate-16-million-verdict-proceeds-to-kobe-bryant-sports-foundation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1621967&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vanessa Bryant, widow of NBA legend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/kobe-bryant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobe Bryant<\/a>, plans to donate the $16 million in proceeds she won this week in her invasion of privacy lawsuit against the County of Los Angeles to her late husband\u2019s sports foundation, her attorney said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>A federal jury reached the verdict Wednesday, siding with Bryant and her attorneys, that Los Angeles County deputies and firefighters invaded her privacy and brought emotional distress after taking and sharing photos of the bodies of her husband and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna following the fatal crash that killed them and seven others in January 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Chester, Bryant\u2019s co-plaintiff, was awarded $15 million for photos of his deceased wife and daughter, who were among the nine killed in the helicopter crash.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2022-08-25\/vanessa-bryant-verdict-mamba-mambacita-foundation?consumer=googlenews\">reports<\/a> that Bryant said she would give her portion \u201cto shine a light on Kobe and Gigi\u2019s legacy\u201d to the non-profit Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation, which offers sports education to underserved athletes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the beginning, Vanessa Bryant has sought only accountability, but our legal system does not permit her to force better policies, more training or officer discipline,\u201d her attorney Luis Li said in a statement to the Los Angeles Times. \u201cThose measures are the responsibility of the sheriff\u2019s and fire departments \u2014 responsibilities that Mrs. Bryant\u2019s efforts have exposed as woefully deficient, even giving amnesty to the wrongdoers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Li added that Bryant \u201cnever faltered, even when the county attempted to force her to submit to an involuntary psychiatric examination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In September 2020, Bryant filed the suit in U.S. District Court, claiming that the photos of the deceased allegedly taken by authorities at the crash scene and then shared at various events have caused her emotional distress.<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitnesses Ralph Mendez and Luella Weireter complained to the Sheriff\u2019s Department and Fire Department and reported that deputies and firefighters in Norwalk and Universal City were sharing the graphic images.<\/p>\n<p>Bryant\u2019s attorney said she is \u201cdeeply grateful\u201d to the two private citizens who came forward.<\/p>\n<p>Li said the pair \u201cbrought to light the decades-old practice of taking and sharing photos of accident and crime victims for no legitimate purpose,\u201d adding that Bryant hopes the civil rights case will stop future \u201cabhorrent and callous behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lawyers said it is unknown how far the images spread because the county did not conduct a proper investigation.<\/p>\n<p>During the trial, Bryant reportedly said she lives in \u201cfear every day of being on social media and these popping up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI live in fear of my daughters being on social media and these popping up,\u201d Bryant said.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed an invasion of privacy bill after the fatal accident, called the \u201cKobe Bryant Act.\u201d The bill makes it illegal for first responders to share photos of a deceased individual at a crime scene \u201cfor any other purpose other than official law enforcement purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vanessa Bryant, widow of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, plans to donate the $16 million in proceeds she won this week in her invasion of privacy lawsuit against the County of Los Angeles to her late husband\u2019s sports foundation, her attorney said Thursday. 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