Kobe Bryant‘s widow Vanessa Bryant publicly named the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies and L.A. County Fire Department employees who sent Kobe’s death scene photos to friends via text messages.
The NBA legend, 41, died in a fiery helicopter crash in Calabasas, along with his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others on January 26, 2020.
The mom-of-four was saddened to learn that officers showed photos from the crash site to friends and random acquaintances.
Vanessa filed a lawsuit against the four officers for negligence and invasion of privacy. She posted the lawsuit – naming the officers – on her Instagram page on Wednesday.
The lawsuit alleged one sheriff’s deputy showed crash scene photos on his smartphone to a bartender at the Baja California Bar and Grill on Jan. 28, 2020.
The bartender approached a table of four patrons and “excitedly” stated that the sheriff’s deputy had shown him graphic photos of Kobe Bryant’s charred remains.
The court papers stated the bartender described certain characteristics of Kobe’s remains that verified it was him.
The bartender was eager to divulge more graphic information, but the four patrons indicated they didn’t want to hear anymore.
