Vanessa Bryant, citing irreconcilable differences, has filed for divorce after ten years of marriage to Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Kobe Bryant.
The power couple met on the set of a video in 1999 when she was 18 and he was 21. They got engaged six months later and wed in April 2001.
A joint statement was released, “The Bryants have resolved all issues relative to their divorce privately with the assistance of counsel and a judgment dissolving their marital status will be entered in 2012.”
Vanessa has requested spousal support and joint custody of their daughters Natalia, 8, and Gianna, 5. According to TMZ, Kobe will be given liberal visitation rights and she will be granted primary physical custody.
The Bryants have faced their fair share of public drama. In 2003 Kobe was charged with sexual assault. He admitted to adultery and nothing else. Vanessa stood by her man during that difficult period in their relationship and not only did they renew their wedding vows, he also gave her a $4 million ring.
Because there was no pre-nup agreement, 29-year-old Vanessa is entitled to half of the reported $150 million empire that the NBA star amassed over the past decade.
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