The wife of basketball legend Kobe Bryant will receive $29 million in damages from Los Angeles County after a lawsuit accused police and firefighters of distributing photos from the scene of a helicopter crash that killed the NBA star along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna. Reuters reports.

Vanessa Bryant will receive $29 million in compensation

Kobe, 41, and Gianna, 13, were among seven people killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on January 26, 2020.

Vanessa Bryant is suing Los Angeles County, alleging invasion of her privacy after Los Angeles police and fire officials shared footage of the crash through unofficial channels, including to bar patrons.

Louis Lee confirmed that the parties reached a $28.85 million settlement, which includes the initial $15 million that a federal jury awarded Vanessa Bryant in August after it was found that firefighters and police invaded his privacy and caused his emotional condition. suffering.

“Today marks the culmination of Ms Bryant’s courageous fight to bring to justice those responsible for such grotesque behaviour. She fought for her husband, her daughter and all those in the community whose families were treated with the same disrespect” – Louis Lee, attorney for Vanessa Bryant.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Mira Heshmall said the deal was “fair and reasonable.”

Kobe Bryant, five-time NBA champion, 18-time All-Star, has been inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2020, Agerpres reports.