Jury awards Kobe Bryant’s widow $16M over crash photos
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A federal jury has found that Los Angeles County must pay Kobe Bryant's widow $16 million over photos of the NBA star's body at the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed him.
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Vanessa Bryant, center, Kobe Bryant's widow, leaves a federal courthouse in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Aug. 24. A federal jury has found that Los Angeles County must pay Kobe Bryant's widow $16 million over photos of the NBA star's body at the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed him. The jurors who returned the verdict Wednesday, Aug. 24, agreed with Vanessa Bryant and her attorneys that her privacy was invaded when deputies and firefighters took and shared photos of the remains of Kobe Bryant and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna.3/10
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Vanessa Bryant, center, Kobe Bryant's widow, leaves a federal courthouse with her daughter, Natalia, left, and soccer player Sydney Leroux in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Aug. 24. A federal jury has found that Los Angeles County must pay Bryant's widow $16 million over photos of the NBA star's body at the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed him.4/10
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Vanessa Bryant, center, Kobe Bryant's widow, leaves a federal courthouse in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Aug. 24. Kobe Bryant’s widow was awarded $16 million as part of a $31 million jury verdict Wednesday against Los Angeles County for deputies and firefighters sharing grisly photos of the NBA star, his 13-year-old daughter and other victims killed in a 2020 helicopter crash.5/10
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In this March 4, 2018, photo, Vanessa Bryant, left, and Kobe Bryant arrive at the Oscars in Los Angeles. A federal jury has found that Los Angeles County must pay Kobe Bryant's widow $16 million over photos of the NBA star's body at the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed him. The jurors who returned the verdict Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, agreed with Vanessa Bryant and her attorneys that her privacy was invaded when deputies and firefighters took and shared photos of the remains of Kobe Bryant and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna.6/10
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In this Jan. 26, 2020, photo, firefighters work the scene of a helicopter crash where former NBA basketball star Kobe Bryant died in Calabasas, Calif. A federal jury has found that Los Angeles County must pay Bryant's widow $16 million over photos of the NBA star's body at the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed him. The jurors who returned the verdict Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, agreed with Vanessa Bryant and her attorneys that her privacy was invaded when deputies and firefighters took and shared photos of the remains of Kobe Bryant and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna.7/10
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In this July 26, 2018, photo, former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna watch the U.S. national championships swimming meet in Irvine, Calif. A federal jury has found that Los Angeles County must pay Bryant's widow $16 million over photos of the NBA star's body at the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed him. The jurors who returned the verdict Wednesday, Aug. 24, agreed with Vanessa Bryant and her attorneys that her privacy was invaded when deputies and firefighters took and shared photos of the remains of Kobe Bryant and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna.8/10
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Artist Nikkolas Smith views a mural depicting Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Aug. 24. The mural, painted by Odeith and Smith, was unveiled Wednesday to celebrate Kobe Bryant Day.9/10
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Members of the media gather in front of a mural depicting Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, during a news conference in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Aug. 24. The mural, painted by Odeith and Nikkolas Smith, was unveiled Wednesday to celebrate Kobe Bryant Day.10/10
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Erikk Aldridge records a mural depicting Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Aug. 24. The mural, painted by Odeith and Nikkolas Smith, was unveiled Wednesday to celebrate Kobe Bryant Day.
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