Vanessa Bryant Awarded $16M in Kobe Crash Photo Lawsuit Against L.A. County

The Los Angeles County Sheriff and Fire Departments were sued by the widow of Kobe Bryant over photos taken at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed her husband and daughter.

The jury ordered Bryant to pay $16 million. Chris Chester's wife and daughter were killed in a car crash.

It's all for you!" I adore you. Bryant wrote on social media that there would be justice for him and his girlfriend.

Bryant testified in court on Friday that she was "blindsided, devastated, hurt and betrayed" after learning that first responders took photos of her and her daughter at the scene of the crash.

Bryant wanted to run down the block and scream. I have no choice but to stay in my body. I feel what I feel.

I trust them. I knew they wouldn't do these things.

Bryant sued the L.A. County Sheriff, his department and the fire department.

She claimed that the first responders caused her emotional distress. It would be terrible for her and her family if the photos were made public.

The lawsuit states that at least eight sheriff's deputy took photos at the crash site on their personal cellphones.

The photos were taken for their own pleasure.

The photos have been deleted by most of the sheriff's deputies since they shared them.

According to CNN, the L.A. County attorney argued that first responders taking photos didn't violate Bryant's rights because they deleted them.

The "Kobe Bryant Act" made it illegal for first responders to share photos of the dead unless it's for law enforcement purposes.

One day after Kobe's birthday, Los Angeles celebrated "Kobe Bryant Day" for the two numbers he wore during his career.