KOBE BRYANT
STARS SAY FAREWELL Celebs pay tribute to a Hollywood legend gone too soon TWO ANGELS ‘Babe, you take care of our Gigi… We’re still the best team,’ Vanessa shared. ‘May you both have fun in heaven until we meet again one day.’
Vanessa has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company that operated the flight
Kanye, Kim, Khloé and Kris Jenner paid their respects
JLo broke down in tears while listening to Vanessa
Beyoncé opened the memorial service with two songs
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ver 20,000 mourners filled Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 24 to farewell former LA Lakers star Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna. The emotional service came almost a month after they passed away in a horrifying helicopter crash. Kobe’s heartbroken wife Vanessa, 37, took to the stage to pay tribute to her ‘baby girl’ and her ‘soulmate’. ‘I couldn’t see him as a celebrity, nor just an incredible basketball player. He was my sweet husband and the beautiful father of our children. He was mine. He was my everything,’ Vanessa shared. 10 WWW.OKMAGAZINE.COM.AU
‘I want my daughters to know and remember the amazing person, husba and father he was.’ Countless fellow sports stars and A-list friends of the Bryants attended the ‘Celebration of Life’, including Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez, Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union and Snoop Dogg. Beyoncé, Alicia Keys and Christina Aguilera also took to the stage to perform. ‘I’m here because I love Kobe and this was one of his favourite songs Beyoncé said, before belting out her hits XO and Halo.
Kobe’s bond with Gianna was special
