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VANESSA Bryant, the wife of the late Kobe Bryant and mom to Gianna, pressed charges against police who reportedly leaked photos following the horrific plane crash that killed her husband and daughter.
Kobe and Gianna Bryant died in January 2020 when their plane crashed in the hills overlooking Calabasas in California.
What are the leaked photos of Kobe Bryant at the helicopter crash site?
Vanessa Bryant testified against Los Angeles County on October 23, 2021, in a deposition hearing following a lawsuit she filed.
According to her testimony, she kept the clothes that Kobe and his daughter were wearing at the time of the crash.
She was allegedly also asked about the leaked photos of her husband that were posted to social media.
The 41-year-old NBA legend and his daughter were on their way to the Mamba Academy for basketball practice when their private helicopter went down at 1pm ET.
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Kobe’s Sikorsky-76 chopper came down in fog in the Calabasas mountains northwest of Los Angeles.
Vanessa Bryant, his wife of 20 years, was reportedly horrified when California cops were accused of allegedly showing off horrific photos of the tragedy, which killed nine people.
Vanessa’s attorney, Craig Lavoie, described the allegations that police shared the photos of victims’ remains as “an unspeakable violation of human decency, respect, and of the privacy rights of the victims and their families.”
Lavoie called for those who shared the photos to “face the harshest possible discipline, and that their identities be brought to light, to ensure that the photos are not further disseminated.”
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Who released the photos?
A young Californian police officer allegedly leaked photos of Kobe Bryant’s body to a woman at a local bar, and Vanessa’s lawsuit claimed that within 48 hours of the crash, photos had spread to at least 10 members of the department.
One deputy allegedly took between 25 and 100 photos of the crash scene on his cell phone, according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit also included allegations that Police Officer Joey Cruz showed crash photographs to a bartender at the Baja California Bar and Grill in Norwalk, California.
One of the customers described his alleged actions as “very, very disturbing” and allegedly made “a crude remark about the state of the victims’ remains.”
The lawsuit claims that on the day of the crash Deputy Rafael Mejia, who was assigned to the crash site, was sent 15 to 20 photos from another deputy.
He then allegedly walked over to chat with a female deputy who wasn’t involved in the investigation – and for no reason other than “morbid gossip,” sent them to her cellphone.
Mejia testified that he sent about ten photos to Cruz and expressed regret when he said: “Curiosity got the best of us.”
Another officer, deputy Michael Russell, allegedly sent photos to a friend with whom he “plays video games nightly.”
Cruz testified in court, saying he made a “misjudgment” when he decided to share the photos.
Were the photos deleted?
Sheriff Alex Villanueva admitted he ordered officers to delete the images to stop them from spreading further.
He was accused of covering up the error when the Los Angeles Times reported the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department tried to keep a lid on the scandal for five weeks.
He told NBC4 he asked officers to delete them to stop them from reaching the public domain.
Villanueva said: “We identified the deputies involved, they came to the station on their own and had admitted they had taken them and they had deleted them.
“And, we’re content that those involved did that.”
He added: “Had we done the original, usual routine, which was relieve everybody of duty and everybody lawyers up and all that, that would increase the odds ten-fold that those photos would have somehow made their way into the public domain.
“And that’s definitely what we do not want.”
Patti Giggans, chair of the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission, said the destruction of photos “looks like a cover-up of misconduct.”
What lawsuits has Vanessa Bryant filed over the crash?
The late NBA star’s wife sued Island Express in February 2020, blaming the company for the helicopter crash that killed her husband and daughter a month earlier.
The suit alleged that the weather conditions and fog in the area on the day of the crash were not safe for flying and that pilot, Ara George Zobayan, failed to properly assess the conditions before takeoff.
Bryant also has another ongoing suit against the LA County Sheriff’s Department over photos deputies snapped and shared of the horrific crash site.
The basketball star’s widow, 39, has alleged members of the LASD shared multiple gruesome and unauthorized images of the crash scene.
She has posted photos of court documents that included the names of the deputies charged.
On October 16 TMZ reported that Vanessa Bryant might be asked by Los Angeles County to undergo a psychiatric exam to prove her distress over the leaked photos.
TMZ reported that county attorneys may want her to undergo a psychiatric evaluation to prove that the emotional anguish and distress she claims in her lawsuit is in relation to the leaked photos and not the deaths of her loved ones.
According to court documents obtained by USA TODAY, the County’s filings allegedly say, “Despite putting their mental condition front and center in this case, Plaintiffs refuse to submit to independent medical examinations (IMEs).”
“The County brings this motion to compel IMEs of the Plaintiffs, which are necessary to evaluate the existence, extent and nature of Plaintiffs’ alleged emotional injuries. Plaintiffs cannot claim that they are suffering from ongoing depression, anxiety and severe emotional distress and then balk at having to support their claims.”
According to TMZ, Vannesa Bryant’s legal team responded to the filing stating that it was nothing more than a “scorched earth” approach.
What was the verdict?
The jury came to a decision on August 24, 2022, after just over three hours of deliberation.
They ruled that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s and Fire Departments were liable for infringing on the constitutional rights of Vanessa Bryant and the co-plaintiff, Christopher Chester who also lost his wife and daughter in the plane crash.
In his closing remarks, Lavoie showed the jury a flow chart of where the photos were sent and question marks over those whose phones had not been searched for the photos.
“If I asked all nine of you to give a percentage chance these photos would end up online, I’d get nine different answers,” Lavoie said. “But none of them would be zero. And when it’s your husband, your child, you don’t get the luxury of cold percentages.”
Chester’s attorney, Jerry Jackson concluded: “Ladies and gentlemen, you can’t award too much for what they’ve been through.”
The federal jury ultimately awarded both plaintiffs a total of $31million in damages to be paid out by the sheriffs and fire department.
Vanessa is to receive $16million and Chester will receive the remaining $15million awarded.
Leaked graphic pictures of Kobe Bryant and Gigi’s bodies ‘found on phones of EIGHT cops’ after helicopter crash
EIGHT officers from the LA County Sheriff’s Department took photos of the grisly crash site where Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were killed, a lawsuit claims.
The deputies allegedly snapped photos of the dead children, their parents and coaches, according to the lawsuit filed last year by Vanessa Bryant in Los Angeles.
Vanessa Bryant filed a lawsuit against the LAPD Sheriff for inappropriate photos of Kobe and Gianna’s death site in 2020[/caption]
The photos reportedly show the bodies of the NBA legend, his daughter, and seven others who died in the crash[/caption]
Kobe‘s wife sued the LAPD sheriff after the graphic photos showed the remains of the NBA star and eight others who died in the helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.
“No fewer than 8 sheriff’s deputies at the crash site, pulled out their personal cell phones and snapped photos of the dead children, parents and coaches,” says the lawsuit, which TMZ obtained a copy of.
“The deputies took these photos for their own personal gratification.”
Los Angeles County has now hit back in new court documents asking Vanessa to undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine whether or not she’s actually been as distressed as she’s claimed.
USA Today reports the filings read: “Despite putting their mental condition front and center in this case, Plaintiffs refuse to submit to independent medical examinations (IMEs).
“…The County brings this motion to compel IMEs of the Plaintiffs, which are necessary to evaluate the existence, extent and nature of Plaintiffs’ alleged emotional injuries.
“Plaintiffs cannot claim that they are suffering from ongoing depression, anxiety and severe emotional distress and then balk at having to support their claims.”
Deputies allegedly allowed their colleagues to see the photos that had no investigative purpose[/caption]
At least eight deputies allegedly snapped photos of the dead children, their parents and coaches, according to the lawsuit[/caption]
Vanessa’s attorneys slammed the request, calling out the county for trying to force the evaluations on all of the surviving family, including “four teenagers, a 10-year-old child, and a 5-year-old kindergartener.”
The lawyers added in their response filings: “The County has resorted to scorched-earth discovery tactics designed to bully Plaintiffs into abandoning their pursuit of accountability.”
Vanessa’s original lawsuit filing also alleges the crash photos were a topic of discussion within the sheriff’s department, as deputies allowed their colleagues to see the photos that had no investigative purpose.
A deputy showed off the crash site pics to a woman he was trying to impress at a bar, the lawsuit claims.
That’s when a bartender overheard the conversation and blew the whistle by reporting the information to the sheriff’s department.
An investigator from the National Transportation Safety Board examines the plane wreckage[/caption]
LAPD Sheriff Alex Villanueva allegedly didn’t tell the victims’ families about the images, Vanessa claims in her filing[/caption]
In Vanessa’s lawsuit, she claims Sheriff Alex Villanueva attempted to cover up the misconduct by going to the department substation that responded to the crash and told deputies they’d get off scot-free if they deleted the photos.
Villanueva allegedly didn’t tell the victims’ families about the images – their loved ones only learned of the scandal in the media after the story broke, according to the lawsuit.
The suit claims the Sheriff never gave the family clear answers, and now Vanessa lives in constant fear that the devastating photos will leak to the public.
Charred parts from the doomed helicopter that crashed into a mountainside in Calabasas[/caption]
Victim’s families only learned of the scandal in the media after the story broke, the lawsuit claims[/caption]
A search helicopter lands near the site where Kobe’s Mamba Chopper crashed[/caption]
Authorities search the scene for clues through thick plumes of smoke[/caption]
Local fire crews assisted in the search for all nine victims’ bodies[/caption]
“Ms. Bryant feels ill at the thought of strangers gawking at images of her deceased husband and child, and she lives in fear that she or her children will one day confront horrific images of their loved ones online,” the documents said.
On August 24, 2022, a unanimous jury determined that Los Angeles County must pay Vanessa $16million over the photos.
The jury also awarded $15million to Vanessa’s co-plaintiff, Chris Chester, who lost his wife and daughter in the crash.
Vanessa shared Instagram photos of memorabilia pieces she collected during her late husband’s career last year amid the legal drama.
Included among the keepsakes are the NBA star’s high school jersey and warmups, which she said their family didn’t get back until 2013.
Among the other items are the Adidas sneakers Kobe wore during his championship run with the Los Angeles Lakers and the champagne-soaked locker room t-shirt he wore after winning the championship in 2001.
“I keep EVERYTHING for my baby and our girls,” she added.
Vanessa shared Instagram photos of Kobe memorabilia that she collected throughout his career[/caption]
She posed for a photo wearing her late husband’s team jacket[/caption]
Kobe’s wife took a ‘#Keepsake’ selfie in his high school basketball warm-up jacket[/caption]
A photo of the jersey worn by Kobe during the 2001 NBA Finals, the year he and the Lakers won the championship[/caption]
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The NBA icon and his 13-year-old daughter tragically died in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020.
Kobe and Gigi were on their way to the Mamba Academy for basketball practice when the private helicopter went down in the Calabasas mountains northwest of Los Angeles.
Seven other passengers were also killed in the fiery crash.
Kobe and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were killed in a helicopter crash in California on January 26[/caption]
Seven others died alongside the NBA legend and his daughter[/caption]
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Personal UFO / UAP / Black Helicopter Sightings & Encounters Received From Readers
I’ve posted several personal UAP / UFO / black helicopter accounts that we have recently received. It’s interesting how people respond to and describe their experiences.
I have recently received the following accounts:
“Some people are just simply not paying attention. I saw a weird thing in the sky in the middle of the day about a month ago, right in a suburban neighborhood (This happened in Cape Cod, Massachusetts). I ran to my front door because it sounded and FELT like a helicopter was landing right on top of the house. I ran to the door just in time to see a small beige push lawnmower-sized object swoop and bank sideways between the trees around my driveway and fly away without hitting my house. No wings, no propellers, no markings, nor exhaust openings on it. Just solid and hefty looking. Then I ran outside to see if anyone else had seen it, and there was a lady walking by yakking into her phone and I desperately tried to make eye contact, but she seemed to even not see me standing in the yard with my jaw on the ground.
Some people are really really not paying attention, or aren’t curious at all. Had I not run to the door when my entire house shook and even woke the dog, I would not have seen it. Turns out upon Googling it, there was a similar report from 2014 of an object like what I saw in the same area. At least I know someone else has seen something like it!” EA
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“I want to find out what is going on! There was a UFO in front of my apartment building. I was 7 floors up. It hovered awhile, then made a left turn and then straight up while it was hovering. It almost looked like it was morphing.
Then the next day, I see very quiet black helicopters. I hardly heard that helicopter. It was eye-level while I was looking at this thing. CRAZY! This happened in Lockport, NY on January 3, 2022″ TC
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“I saw an unknown flying object in Lawton, OK in 1976. 12:30 AM, size of football field, approximately 200 feet to 800 feet altitude, totally quiet, maybe 100mph-300mph, very slow. Watched for about five minutes. It finally disappeared. Almost like it “cloaked.” My Dad, Brother, Sister, and I all witnessed it. I was sixteen at the time, definitely a paradigm shift. It’s been difficult to deal with. It was also dark black, no lights.
My Dad was in the US Air Force at the time. When I showed him the object he really didn’t act like he was surprised. I mean, he definitely seemed interested, but not surprised. He never would say what he thought it was. He was an officer in the US Air Force Reserves. We did not report it. He was also an attorney, so he probably did not want that kind of public attention. He did not seem concerned about what we all saw.
The only thing different about this sighting was that there were absolutely no lights of any kind. I never admitted this story to anyone until recently. Maybe others have seen something similar.” DR
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“Around 1995, there was a light that appeared over Cheyenne Mountain Military installation in Colorado Springs. I saw it on my way to work. Very bright light that lit up the whole city of Colorado Springs and just stayed motionless over the Cheyenne Mountain site, that tracks all the worldwide air traffic and watches for missile launches. I tried to take pictures of it but none were ever developed. It was there from before dawn. It started around 5 am and stayed until around 10 or 11 am. A few days later the military put out a statement that it was a test of a communications device. I have my doubts about the communications device story.” RG
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“In August 2021, my mother encountered a UFO. Unexplained. It was around 3 AM in the morning when my mom was woken up by what sounded like someone had pulled into our driveway. She said, at first, she just thought it was someone in their car with their music up loud. But when she stepped outside, she said that hovering up in the sky, was a craft the size of at least three pickup trucks. She said that the craft’s engine was a loud pulse, and that she could feel the ground vibrating underneath her. She said that she cannot remember the exact specifics, except that it was octagon-like in shape, had red, blue, and white lights emitting all around, and had what looked like landing legs coming out at the bottom, along with thrusters. On the front of the craft were glass windows. She could not make out any silhouettes looking through them.
Another interesting thing she mentioned is that the craft was able to hover in the air completely still, no movement whatsoever. She said that it sat hovering in front of the house for about three minutes before revving up and flying away. She said that the revving sounding like a helicopter taking off. As it headed off, it looked as it was heading for the mountains. We live in a very rural part Oregon right on the border of California and a lot of crazy thing happen out here. But this is definitely the strangest thing that I think has happened.
Though my mom is an alien believer, she does not think that this was alien craft. I haven’t been sure what to make of this whole story, so I finally decided send it. I am completely baffled. My Mom has offered to do a sketch of the thing later, so if she does forward it. Her theory is that the craft is military related. There is a huge mining operation happening here and she thinks the operation itself is a military one. Whoever is running it uses huge dump trucks as we’ve seen them travelling, and interestingly enough they only do their mining at night, never in the daytime. My mom is convinced that this and the UFO incident are connected.” RR
NOTE: If you enjoy these, LMK. I do received a lot of short accounts that I can post together in the future. Lon
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