Following the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his teenage daughter, Gianna, and several others in 2020, it was reported that first responders at the scene then released images of the crash site. As a result, the widow of NBA legend Vanessa Bryant filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles County, which is moving slowly but surely. The latest details emerged on the case explain how “emotional stress” and Instagram are at the heart of the case.
Earlier, the president of the court reprimanded both Vanessa Bryant’s legal team and the defense for submitting hundreds of pages of evidence to the court that “apparently had no order.” Presumably, both sides have been ordered to reduce matters to the most important evidence, to prevent it from turning into a “never-ending battle”. Unfortunately, there hasn’t been such a possibility because now it seems like it’s a battle over what’s important and what’s not. According to the documents filed with the district court, obtained from Law and crimeLos Angeles County is struggling to include Bryant’s Instagram posts in the next lawsuit. Pictures and words, they say, are “essential” in measuring how much (or how much) the photos of the accident that have been circulating actually caused her “emotional distress”, as she claims. Issues they want to investigate in court with them include:
What has the plaintiff posted about the loss of family members, the helicopter crash and issues related to this lawsuit? What was he saying about what and how he was doing it?
Filling join nearly 90 different Instagram posts from the story of the 40-year-old mother. These include images related to Kobe Bryant’s Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation, laughing selfies of Vanessa, and magazine cover photo shoots. There are also several posts showing her posing with other celebrities including Vin Diesel, Tyrese, JLo, Ciara, Kris Jenner and others, as well as in various countries for family vacations. The outlet noted that a post, in which Vanessa disguised herself as Disney’s Cruella the Devil for Halloween and commented on “revenge” as part of the grieving process, could be particularly damaging to her trial. .
The Los Angeles County implication appears to be that while the late basketball star’s wife is enduring emotional distress, this doesn’t seem to be the case according to her Instagram account. The documents state that a jury would need to see these exhibits for themselves to properly judge whether the photos of the crash site were the real cause of an alleged discomfort or if it was just the accident itself.
The actor’s emotional state is at the heart of this case, and nothing is more indicative of the actor’s emotional state than his own words about his life, his sadness, the targets of his anger, his activities and other stressors that they can contribute to any distress. . .
However, Vanessa Bryant is fighting these messages for not being part of the process scheduled for August. Her argument is that the lavish, star-studded photos could cause the jury to be prejudiced against her. In other words, if they see her living a fairly comfortable life (the one she technically always had from her when she married Kobe in 2001), then they could decide the outcome based on necessity rather than equity. You also argue that the defense evidence is not only irrelevant, but also confusing and unnecessary.
The judge is expected to rule on the Instagram posts in question in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, the sports world continues to mourn the loss of the former Los Angeles Lakers player today. The famous tribute paid to Kobe Bryant on ESPN The Last Dance docuseries (now available to stream for Netflix subscribers). Also on July 20, Golden State Warrior Klay Thompson paid tribute to Kobe and her daughter Gigi during her ESPY Award acceptance speech, to which Vanessa responded personally on Instagram, saying Thompson was an “act. class “.
She has also been unwavering in her tributes to her late husband and daughter on social media, to include last August’s rather heartbreaking post about what should have been Black Mamba’s 42nd birthday. We hope that the ongoing lawsuit will find a solution as soon as possible.
Source: Cinemablend
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