Vanessa Bryant

As seen on NBC4 News on Monday, March 8, 2021.

Vanessa Bryant says she is focused on “finding the light in darkness” in an emotional story in People magazine

Vanessa Bryant, the widow of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, publicly called for the LA County Sheriff’s Department to release the names of deputies who took or shared photos of Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant and seven other victims of a helicopter crash in Calabasas last January.

Facing growing heat over a leaked Kobe Bryant lyric, Meek Mill issued a private apology to Bryant’s widow Vanessa. On Feb. 23, the rapper took to his Twitter amid backlash over a Kobe Bryant name drop in his unreleased song. The leaked song, “Don’t Worry,” features fellow rapper Lil Baby and includes the lyric, “If I ever lack I’m goin’...

Vanessa Bryant is speaking out about Meek Mill’s controversial Kobe Bryant lyric.

Vanessa Bryant shared a beautiful message of support that she received on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the death of her husband Kobe Bryant and 13-year-old daughter Gianna.

Almost a year after her husband and daughter died in a tragic helicopter crash in Southern California, Vanessa Bryant is sharing her advice for coping with grief. “Grief is a messed up cluster of emotions. One day you’re in the moment laughing and the next day you don’t feel like being alive,” she wrote in an Instagram story. “I want to...

Kobe Bryant’s widow, Vanessa, lashed out Thursday in response to a lawsuit filed against her by her mother demanding financial support and claiming the late Laker legend had vowed to take care of her financially for life.

In an interview published on Monday, Sept. 21 by Univision’s “El Gordo y La Flaca,” Vanessa Bryant’s mother Sofia Urbieta claimed her celebrity daughter told her she needed to get out of the house where she’s been living in Irvine, California. Urbieta claimed Kobe Bryant gave her the house, though she acknowledged in the interview that the house is...

Vanessa Bryant is paying tribute to late husband Kobe on what would have been his 42nd birthday. She shared a photo of the two on Instagram, writing a lengthy and emotional caption alongside it. “Thank you for loving me enough to last several lifetimes,” she wrote. “In every lifetime I would choose YOU. Thank you for showing me what real...

Vanessa Bryant, got a birthday surprise from her late husband, Kobe Bryant, on her 38th birthday. Bryant shared on her Instagram account on Tuesday, that she had discovered a letter from Kobe a day prior, but waited to open it on her birthday. In the post, which appears to show Bryant’s hand clutching an envelope, she wrote: “Yesterday I...

Vanessa Bryant is feeling the love on her birthday. She shared a heartwarming post on her Instagram on Tuesday, celebrating her 38th birthday, of a picture of what appears to be her hand clutching an envelope and wrote, “Yesterday I found an envelope labeled to: The love of my life. From, Tu Papi,” she captioned the snapshot. “I waited to...

Family members of four of the people killed in a helicopter crash with Kobe Bryant and his daughter are suing the companies that owned and operated the aircraft

Vanessa Bryant is commemorating an emotional milestone. Saturday would have marked her and late husband Kobe Bryant’s 19th wedding anniversary — their first since Kobe and their daughter Gianna died in a helicopter crash three months ago. “My king, my heart, my best friend. Happy 19th wedding anniversary baby. I miss you so much. I wish you were here to hold...

On Monday, she paid tribute to the fallen basketball legend and their 13-year-old athlete in a moving post to commemorate Mamba Day, which honors Kobe’s final NBA game before retiring in 2016. Taking to Instagram with a video of the Los Angeles Lakers player’s highlights from the game, Vanessa reflected on his legacy and questioned what could have been, calling...

For years, people have been comparing Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant as basketball players. But for Jordan, they were more than players and adversaries – they were brothers.

Vanessa Bryant spoke about love and loss Monday in front of a crowd of thousands at the memorial service honoring the lives of her husband Kobe, daughter Gianna and the other seven victims lost in the helicopter crash in Calabasas on Jan. 26.

Vanessa Bryant is honoring her late husband and 13-year-old daughter in a special way.

After retirement, Kobe Bryant became known as a Girl Dad. Kim Tobin reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Monday Feb. 24, 2020.

Kobe Bryant was the 2008 NBA MVP and a two-time NBA Finals MVP during this 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers. But to Vanessa Bryant and his four daughters, he was the MVP of Girl Dads. “Kobe was the MVP of Girl Dads, or MVD,” Bryant said during her 20-minute tribute to her husband and daughter Gianna Monday at…