Celebrity News April 13, 2020
Vanessa Bryant Celebrates First Easter Without Kobe & Gianna
Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna's absence was felt by his family on Easter Sunday.
Kobe's widow Vanessa shared photos of her Easter with their daughters Natalia, Bianka and Capri.
In one photo, Natalia is smiling while holding little sister Capri, who matches Vanessa in fuchsia.
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In another photo, Vanessa is wrapping her arms around Bianka, who flashes a smile for the camera.
Over the weekend, Vanessa osted a precious video of Bianka breaking an Easter egg with treats inside. The video also features Capri, bubbling with excitement.
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The day after Easter, Vanessa mentioned the death of Kobe and Gianna, writing on Instagram, "I wish I could back to that morning, every day. I wish they had a normal local game on 1/26. Life truly isn't fair. This is just senseless."
Last week, Vanessa celebrated Kobe's latest New York Times best-selling book “The Wizenard Series: Season One.” She wrote on Instagram, “5 championships🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆. 5 NYT bestsellers 📖📖📖📖📖. The Mamba strikes again. 🐍👑. My husband @kobebryant would have been so proud to see his work continuing on with The #Wizenard Series: Season One. Thank you for supporting his legacy!!!!”
Earlier this month, Vanessa and Natalia sat down for their first TV appearance since his memorial to celebrate his Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame induction announcement. Vanessa told ESPN, “It's an incredible accomplishment and honor and we're extremely proud of him, she said. "Obviously, we wish that he was here with us to celebrate, but it's definitely the peak of his NBA career, and every accomplishment that he had as an athlete was a stepping stone to be here. So we're incredibly proud of him.”
Vanessa Bryant 'Extremely Proud' of Kobe's Hall of Fame Induction
View StoryKobe and his 13-year-old daughter with Vanessa, Gianna, perished in a January 26 helicopter crash that also took the lives of seven others. They had been heading to a basketball game.