The 40-year-old businesswoman was married to basketball player Kobe - who was killed in a helicopter crash in 2020 along with their `13-year-old daughter Gigi - and took so social media on Valentine's Day (14.02.23) to dec lare that she will ""always"" love him
Vanessa Bryant, 40, was initially awarded $16M when LA County was found liable for damages after the death of husband Kobe Bryant, but the amount was reduced by $1M due to a clerical error.
The model was awarded damages earlier this week after a jury found the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) and Fire Department (LAFD) had caused emotional distress by sharing photos from the fatal helicopter crash in January 2020 which killed her husband, basketball legend Kobe Bryant, and their daughter Gianna, while her co-plaintiff Chris Chester - whose wife Sarah and 13-year-old daughter Payton also died in the accident - was handed $15 million