Vanessa Bryant lashes out at mother over lawsuit demanding financial support
In a statement posted online, Vanessa Bryant accused her mother Sofia Urbieta Laine of trying to extort a financial windfall from our family.
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FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2017 file photo, from left, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant, wife Vanessa are seen before a Connecticut-UCLA NCAA women s basketball game in Los Angeles. Author: City News Service Updated: 2:29 PM CST December 17, 2020
LOS ANGELES Kobe Bryant s widow, Vanessa, responded to a lawsuit filed against her by her mother demanding financial support and claiming the late Laker legend had vowed to take care of her financially for life.
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By City News Service
Dec 17, 2020
SANTA ANA (CNS) - Kobe Bryant s widow, Vanessa, lashed out today in response to a lawsuit filed against her by her mother demanding financial support and claiming the late Laker legend had vowed to take care of her financially for life.
In a statement posted online, Vanessa Bryant accused her mother Sofia Urbieta Laine of trying to “extort a financial windfall from our family. Bryant said she and her husband long supported her, allowing her to live in their properties free of charge.
“She was a grandmother who was supported by me and her son-in-law at my request, Bryant said. “She now wants to back charge me $96 per hour for supposedly working 12 hours a day for 18 years for watching her grandchildren. In reality, she only occasionally babysat my older girls when they were toddlers.
Updated on December 17, 2020 at 11:28 pm
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Kobe Bryant s widow, Vanessa, lashed out Thursday in response to a lawsuit filed against her by her mother demanding financial support and claiming the late Laker legend had vowed to take care of her financially for life.
In a statement posted online, Vanessa Bryant accused her mother – Sofia Urbieta Laine – of trying to extort a financial windfall from our family. Bryant said she and her husband long supported her, allowing her to live in their properties free of charge. She was a grandmother who was supported by me and her son-in-law at my request, Bryant said. She now wants to back charge me $96 per hour for supposedly working 12 hours a day for 18 years for watching her grandchildren.
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