Jury selection begins for Vanessa Bryant's lawsuit over Kobe Bryant crash photos
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More than two years after a helicopter crash killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others in January 2020, jury selection is beginning in a case the famed sports figure's wife brought against Los Angeles County. In her lawsuit, Vanessa Bryant accuses the county sheriff's office and fire departments of taking photographs at the crash scene, which included images of her late husband's remains, and widely circulating them without the family's consent.
Vanessa Bryant's invasion of privacy trial against the departments is being held in a U.S. District Court just over a mile from where Kobe Bryant played most of his career with the Lakers.
Bryant, who is seeking an unspecified amount of money in compensation, claims deputies did not take the photos for investigative purposes and shared them with firefighters who responded to the crash scene. The lawsuit said a deputy showed the photos to bar patrons, and a firefighter showed them to off-duty colleagues.
