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Vanessa Bryant Details Learning of Kobe, Gianna's Death During Deposition

In a deposition of obtained by The New York Times, Vanessa Bryant detailed learning that her husband, Kobe, and daughter, Gianna, had died in a helicopter crash in January 2020. Bryant was being questioned by a lawyer representing Los Angeles County.

Bryant is suing the county and some of its agencies for emotional distress that she says was caused by emergency medical workers who took photos of the human remains from the crash site and shared them.

Bryant, 39, said that her assistant knocked on her door at 11:30 a.