Kobe Bryant widow awarded $16M over crash photos

A federal jury has found that Los Angeles County must pay Kobe Bryant's widow 16 million USD over photos of the NBA star's body at the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed him.

The jurors 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.Vanessa Bryant testified during the 11-day trial that news of the photos compounded her grief after losing her husband and daughter.County attorneys argued that the photos were necessary to assess the scene.