Vanessa Bryant jury award to be slashed by $1M due to error, report

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Vanessa Bryant's $16 million jury award over the sharing of grisly crash-site photos of her late NBA star husband, Kobe Bryant, will be reduced by $1 million, according to a report.

The former Lakers Legend and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, perished in a Jan. 26, 2020, helicopter crash in Calabasas, California – along with seven others who were onboard. 

Vanessa Bryant and Chris Chester, who lost his wife Sarah and their daughter, Payton, 13, in the collision, sued Los Angeles County for invasion of privacy after learning that first responders had shared gruesome images of their loved one's remains with nearly 30 people.  

The nine-person jury awarded Bryant $16 million and Chester $15 million – but the uneven division was in error, USA Today reported. 

Vanessa and Kobe Bryant arrive at the Oscars in Los Angeles, March 4, 2018. Vanessa won a lawsuit against Los Angeles County over photos deputies shared of her husband's remains after he died in a 2020 helicopter crash. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

"It was the nine jurors' intent that both plaintiffs Vanessa Bryant and Christopher Chester to be awarded equally," U.S. District Judge John F. Walter noted Friday in Los Angeles federal court, according to the newspaper.

Vanessa Bryant's lawyer, Luis Li, said that his client felt it was a "just result" for both plaintiffs to receive the same amount. 

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After the verdict was read in court, a juror told the courtroom deputy that there was an error in the verdict form for Bryant that had mistakenly apportioned an additional $1 million to her. 

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