Kobe Bryant

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    Vanessa Bryant Rips Evan Rachel Wood for Calling Kobe ‘Rapist’

    Vanessa Bryant on Saturday ripped actress Evan Rachel Wood for calling her late husband Kobe Bryant a “rapist” soon after he died in a helicopter crash last year. “Your false, insensitive, defamatory and slanderous tweet on 1/26/20 is vile and disturbing to say the least,” Vanessa Bryant said in a post on her Instagram Story. “Behavior like this is part of the reason why innocent black men go to jail for crimes they didn’t commit. An accusation doesn’t make someone guilty.” She said Wood’s tweet

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    Celebrity Father's Day tributes: Vanessa Bryant, Amanda Kloots, Kim Kardashian send love

    Michelle Obama, Demi Moore, Jessica Biel, Gisele Bündchen and other stars are giving dads their due.

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    Vanessa Bryant Opens 'One More Letter' That Kobe Bryant Wrote Her Before His Death

    Bryant said she waited to open the card on her birthday so that "it gave me something to look forward to."

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  • NewsThe Wrap

    Kobe Bryant’s Widow Vanessa Sues Helicopter Operator for Wrongful Death

    Kobe Bryant’s wife, Vanessa, filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Monday against the company who owned the helicopter that crashed last month killing the NBA star, the couple’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others.The lawsuit — filed against Island Express Helicopters, Island Express Holding Corp., and the survivors of the pilot, Ara Zobayan — comes on the same day as a memorial at Staples Center in Los Angeles honoring the life of the Los Angeles Lakers star.Bryant says in her lawsuit that

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  • NewsThe Wrap

    Kobe Bryant’s Helicopter Did Not Suffer Engine Failure, NTSB Report Says

    The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and seven others did not suffer from engine failure at the time of the fatal crash, according to a preliminary report released Friday by the National Transportation Safety Board.A full report with a conclusion on the cause of the Jan. 26 crash is still months away.The NTSB report says the helicopter was destroyed by “impact forces and fire.” Of the engines at the time of the crash, the report states, “Examination of the main and tail rotor assem

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  • EntertainmentThe Wrap

    CBS News Responds to Gayle King’s Criticism of Network’s Poorly Edited Clip of Her Lisa Leslie Interview

    CBS News responded Thursday after morning anchor Gayle King tweeted about backlash she received from her Wednesday interview with Lisa Leslie. The network said it is “addressing the internal process that led to this” after King blamed CBS News for only posting a shortened clip of the exchange.“Gayle conducted a thoughtful, wide-ranging interview with Lisa Leslie about the legacy of Kobe Bryant,” the network said in a statement. “An excerpt was posted that did not reflect the nature and tone of t

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    Jonah Hill honours Kobe Bryant sharing 'very awkward' photo taken by his late brother

    Jonah Hill honoured Kobe Bryant and brother Jordan Feldstein on Instagram. "I think they're hustling up there," he says.

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