Christopher Chester: Celebs Rumors

Vanessa Bryant has reached a settlement with Los Angeles County over the sharing of graphic photos from the January 2020 helicopter crash that killed her husband, Kobe Bryant, 41, their daughter Gianna, 13, and seven others. ET confirmed Tuesday, per Vanessa's lawyer Luis Li, that Los Angeles County has agreed to pay Vanessa her three daughters -- Natalia, 20, Bianka, 6, and Capri, 3 -- more than $28 million, which includes the $15 million they were awarded by a jury last summer. Vanessa's co-plaintiff, Christopher Chester, was also awarded $15 million.In a statement shared with ET by Li, Vanessa's attorney said Tuesday marks the end of the Bryant family's fight for her late husband, daughter and the families and community of those who lost their lives in the horrific crash.«Today marks the successful culmination of Mrs.

Vanessa Bryant is paying it forward to a cause near and dear to her late husband, Kobe Bryant, and their late daughter, Gianna Bryant. Vanessa and co-plaintiff Christopher Chester — who lost his wife, Sarah, and 13-year-old daughter, Payton, in the same helicopter crash that killed Kobe and 13-year-old Gianna -- were seeking millions of dollars in damages for emotional distress after gruesome photos of the victims' bodies were leaked and taken by officers at the site of the fatal January 2020 crash. On Wednesday, a jury ordered Los Angeles County to pay $31 million to Vanessa and Christopher, according to multiple reports. The jury awarded $16 million to Vanessa and $15 million to Christopher.Per Vanessa's lawyer, Luis Li, revealed that Vanessa plans to give an unspecified amount of the verdict award to the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation, a nonprofit that continues Kobe and Gianna's legacies by offering opportunities to underprivileged young athletes.«From the beginning, Vanessa Bryant has sought only accountability, but our legal system does not permit her to force better policies, more training or officer discipline,» Luis said in a statement to the outlet. «Those measures are the responsibility of the sheriff's and fire departments — responsibilities that Mrs.

Vanessa Bryant will never be able to bring her late husband, Kobe Bryant back, but she can put the case surrounding his and Gianna’s crash photos behind her. It was announced Wednesday, August 24, that a federal jury found that Los Angeles County must pay $31 million in damages to Vanessa and her co-plaintiff Christopher Chester. Christopher lost his wife Sarah and their 13-year-old daughter Payton in the 2020 helicopter crash. Vanessa will be awarded $16 million and Christopher $15 million.

Vanessa Bryant's lawsuit against Los Angeles County.The jury in the lawsuit deliberated for less than four hours before coming to their decision, and ordered Los Angeles County to pay $31 million to the widow of Kobe Bryant and co-plaintiff Christopher Chester, according to multiple reports.The jury awarded $16 million to Vanessa and $15 million to Christopher — who lost his wife, Sarah, and 13-year-old daughter, Payton, in the same helicopter crash that killed Kobe and 13-year-old Gianna Bryant on Jan. 26, 2020 -- the reports.Vanessa and Christopher were seeking millions of dollars in damages for emotional distress regarding gruesome photos taken by officers at the crash site. In May 2020, Vanessa filed a claim against the L.A.

Vanessa Bryant's lawyer, during closing arguments on Tuesday, implored the jury in the Kobe Bryant crash photos lawsuit against Los Angeles County to award her and a co-plaintiff millions of dollars in damages for emotional distress.The lawsuit claims that emergency personnel — sheriff's deputies and fire personnel — snapped and shared graphic photos taken from the helicopter crash site that killed the NBA legend, the couple's 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others.Craig Lavoie addressed the nine-member jury Tuesday in Los Angeles federal court and said Vanessa and family friend Christopher Chester — a co-plaintiff who lost his wife and daughter in the crash — will have to live in fear that one day those photos will surface in public or online and cause irreparable harm.«Either the photos will surface and their worst fears will have been realized or they will live in fear that day will come,» Lavoie said via Bloomberg.Vanessa's attorney also evoked what would have been Kobe's 44th birthday and asked the jury for «justice and accountability on his behalf.»According to the news outlet, Chester's attorney, Jerome Jackson, proposed that the jury award each plaintiff $2.5 million for their suffering over the last two years, and as much as $1 million a year for the rest of their lives. Going by those numbers, Jackson said Chester, 48, should get $30 million and Vanessa, 40, should get $40 million in future damages.Attorneys representing Los Angeles County will offer rebuttals on Wednesday on what will be the 11th day of the trial. According to multiple reports, a sheriff's deputy admitted to sharing the gruesome photos with another sheriff's deputy while they played.

Vanessa Bryant's lawyer, during closing arguments on Tuesday, implored the jury in the Kobe Bryant crash photos lawsuit against Los Angeles County to award her and a co-plaintiff millions of dollars in damages for emotional distress.The lawsuit claims that emergency personnel — sheriff's deputies and fire personnel — snapped and shared graphic photos taken from the helicopter crash site that killed the NBA legend, the couple's 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others.Craig Lavoie addressed the nine-member jury Tuesday in Los Angeles federal court and said Vanessa and family friend Christopher Chester — a co-plaintiff who lost his wife and daughter in the crash — will have to live in fear that one day those photos will surface in public or online and cause irreparable harm.«Either the photos will surface and their worst fears will have been realized or they will live in fear that day will come,» Lavoie said via Bloomberg.Vanessa's attorney also evoked what would have been Kobe's 44th birthday and asked the jury for «justice and accountability on his behalf.»According to the news outlet, Chester's attorney, Jerome Jackson, proposed that the jury award each plaintiff $2.5 million for their suffering over the last two years, and as much as $1 million a year for the rest of their lives. Going by those numbers, Jackson said Chester, 48, should get $30 million and Vanessa, 40, should get $40 million in future damages.Attorneys representing Los Angeles County will offer rebuttals on Wednesday on what will be the 11th day of the trial. According to multiple reports, a sheriff's deputy admitted to sharing the gruesome photos with another sheriff's deputy while they played.

Vanessa Bryant's lawyer, during closing arguments on Tuesday, implored the jury in the Kobe Bryant crash photos lawsuit against Los Angeles County to award her and a co-plaintiff $75 million in damages for emotional distress.The lawsuit claims that emergency personnel — sheriff's deputies and fire personnel — snapped and shared graphic photos taken from the helicopter crash site that killed the NBA legend, the couple's 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others.Craig Lavoie addressed the nine-member jury Tuesday in Los Angeles federal court and said Vanessa and family friend Christopher Chester — a co-plaintiff who lost his wife and daughter in the crash — will have to live in fear that one day those photos will surface in public or online and cause irreparable harm.«Either the photos will surface and their worst fears will have been realized or they will live in fear that day will come,» Lavoie said via Bloomberg.Vanessa's attorney also evoked what would have been Kobe's 44th birthday and asked the jury for «justice and accountability on his behalf.»According to the news outlet, Chester's attorney, Jerome Jackson, proposed that the jury award each plaintiff $2.5 million for their suffering over the last two years, and as much as $1 million a year for the rest of their lives. Going by those numbers, Jackson said Chester, 48, should get $30 million and Vanessa, 40, should get $40 million in future damages.Attorneys representing Los Angeles County will offer rebuttals on Wednesday on what will be the 11th day of the trial.