MOSCOW, Aug 25 Kobe Bryant's widow Vanessa won a civil case for distribution by police and fire officials of photographs from the crash site of a helicopter that killed her husband and daughter, according to ESPN. A US federal court awarded Vanessa Bryant $ 16 million. Her co-plaintiff Chris Chester, a financial consultant who lost his wife and daughter in the same accident, was awarded $15 million. The jury unanimously agreed that the publication of the photographs «touched Vanessa Bryant's private life and caused emotional stress.» The court's verdict was delivered on Wednesday, August 24. After the verdict, Vanessa Bryant posted a joint photo with her husband and daughter. «All for you! I love you! Justice for Kobe and Gigi,» she captioned the photo. Bryant would have turned 44 on August 23. Bryant died in a helicopter crash in California on January 26, 2020. His 13-year-old daughter and seven other people were also on board. No one survived. After the tragedy, Vanessa Bryant filed a lawsuit in which the county sheriff and fire department were accused of using their personal phones to take pictures of the crash site, despite the fact that they had no legal basis for doing so. The footage was later leaked online.
