LA County Wants Vanessa Bryant to Undergo Psychiatric Exam

LA County Wants Vanessa Bryant to Undergo Psychiatric Exam
Vanessa Bryant speaks during a celebration of life for her husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna in Los Angeles, Calif., on Feb. 24, 2020. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County is seeking to compel psychiatric evaluations for Kobe Bryant’s widow and others to determine if they truly suffered emotional distress after first responders took and shared graphic photos from the site of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed the basketball star, his teenage daughter, and seven others, court documents say.

Vanessa Bryant, whose federal lawsuit against the county alleges invasion of privacy, has claimed in court papers that she has experienced “severe emotional distress” that has compounded the trauma of losing her husband and 13-year-old daughter, Gianna.