Los Angeles County have agreed to pay the family of Kobe Bryant 23.85 point million dollars in compensation after disturbing photos were taken by first responders over the tragic helicopter crash involving the basketball legend and his daughter Gianna more than three years ago.
The crash took place on January 26 in 2020, killing the two members of the Bryant family, along with seven others as the helicopter collided with the side of a hill due to the overwhelming fog in Calabasas in California.
Former sheriff of the Los Angeles County Alex Villanueva confessed that eight deputies were involved in taking and sharing photos of the 41-year-old Bryant and 13-year-old daughter, with at least one being shared outside the department.
Vanessa Bryant, the widow of the double Olympic gold medallist and five-time National Basketball Association winner, filed a lawsuit in September of 2020 alongside Chris Chester, who lost his wife and daughter in the crash as well.
The pair’s lawsuit argued that the photos have caused emotional distress and is privacy invasion.
Bryant was fearful that the photos would be released to the public as she testified at the Federal trial.
