Kobe Bryant’s Widow ‘Devastated’ by Reports That Deputies Shared Crash Photos

Mr. Bryant, 41, the retired Los Angeles Lakers star, was killed along with his daughter Gianna and seven others when the helicopter that was carrying them to a youth basketball tournament crashed into a hillside near Calabasas, Calif., on Jan. 26.

Gary C. Robb, the lawyer for Mr. Bryant’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, said in a statement that she went to the sheriff’s office on the day of the crash “and requested that the area be designated a no fly-zone and protected from photographers.”

Mr. Robb added that “this was of critical importance to her as she desired to protect the dignity of all the victims, and their families.”

“At that time,” he said, “Sheriff Alex Villanueva assured us all measures would be put in place to protect the families’ privacy, and it is our understanding that he has worked hard to honor those requests.”

Mr. Robb also said in his statement that the sharing of the photos “is an unspeakable violation of human decency, respect and of the privacy rights of the victims and their families.”

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/01/us/photos-kobe-plane-crash-.html