Vanessa Bryant

In the first month of this awful year, Vanessa Bryant lost Kobe and Gianna in a heartbreaking helicopter crash.

Now, she says that her own mother is trying to prey upon her as she grieves and extort millions from her in a vicious lawsuit.

There are few things the internet loves more than a good social media trend, especially when it's tied to a good cause.

In fact, it's possible that the only thing the internet loves more than an ice bucket challenge-style chain phenomenon is nudity.

This week saw an emotional public memorial for Kobe Bryant as his friends and family said their tearful goodbyes to the NBA legend.

Vanessa Bryant also filed a wrongful death suit against the helicopter company that she holds responsible for Kobe and Gia's deaths.

Vanessa Bryant courageosly took to the stage at center court in Los Angeles on Monday morning to pay tearful triibute to her late husband, Kobe, and her late daughter, Gianna.

There wasn't a dry eye left in Staples Center when Vanessa was done, either.

It's been nearly two weeks since the world of sports was rocked by news that Kobe Bryant was killed in a tragic helicopter crash alongside his daughter and seven others.

In the weeks and months to come, the media will shift its focus away from the tragedy in favor of more recent events, but for Kobe and Gianna's family, the grieving process will last a lifetime.

As the entire world mourned the shocking loss of Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and seven others, all thoughts turned to his grieving family.

Now, Vanessa Bryant has posted a beautiful tribute to her late daughter.

Vanessa Bryant has spoken out for the first time since losing her world famous husband and beloved daughter.

The widow of Kobe Bryant, whose life changed forever in the most unimaginable way possible, took to Instagram on Wednesday night and issued a lengthy statement.

By now you've almost certainly heard the news that has devastated sports fans the world over.

On Sunday, basketball legend Kobe Bryant was killed alongside his and seven other victims when their helicopter went down in Calabasas, California.

Kanye West literally wrote the song about gold diggers, probably thanks to one-time girlfriend Amber Rose (a former stripper married to Wiz Khalifa).

Or maybe he wrote it with now-wife and baby mama Kim Kardashian in mind. 

Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant and wife Vanessa Bryant are officially back together, happy, reconciled and dismissing their divorce papers.

They confirmed the un-split on Instagram!

Vanessa Bryant may not be a gold-digging, domineering basketball wife ... but she gave a quote earlier this week that certainly came off that way.

Regarding husband Kobe Bryant, she told New York Magazine, "I certainly would not want to be married to somebody that can't win championships."

Kobe and Vanessa Bryant have reconciled, but she's made one thing clear: She does not want to be married to someone who doesn't win titles, plural.

Vanessa filed for divorce last winter after claiming that the couple's differences were irreconcilable, and amid rumors that Kobe was cheating on her.

Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa is reportedly livid with the NBA star over pics of him partying with women in Spain last week, but is standing by him ... for now.

Vanessa Bryant flew to watch him play in the London Olympics as planned.

Vanessa Bryant will not sign the documents to make her divorce from NBA great Kobe Bryant final, at least for now, as they work toward a reconciliation.

Kobe and Vanessa have been on good terms since their split, and have actively tried to work on issues that caused her to file for divorce in December.

Is a reconciliation between Los Angeles Lakers all-star Kobe Bryant and his estranged wife Vanessa Bryant imminent? Recent photos sure suggest it's far from unlikely.

For the second time in two months, Kobe and Vanessa Bryant, who filed for divorce in December, were photographed together with their two daughters.

Kobe Bryant is going all out to save his marriage.

The L.A. Lakers star has reportedly sworn up and down to wife Vanessa Bryant that he will never, ever stray again if she calls off their divorce and takes him back.

Kobe Bryant and wife Vanessa Bryant just split, but are already working on a reconciliation, according to reports... and photos of them kissing (on TMZ).

Vanessa showed up for the Lakers' win over the Atlanta Hawks last night, and the couple shared a kiss in the tunnel on the way into the locker room.

Camille Grammer out? Vanessa Bryant and Lisa Gastineau in?

With rumors of one cast member not being invited back for season three of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, we can now report on the rumors going around of who might replace her; namely, a pair of real former athlete wives.

It was only a matter of time.

Mere weeks after Vanessa Bryant became one of the NBA's most famous ex-wives, she has become the Holy Grail for producers of VH1's misnamed Basketball Wives.

Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa is about to be a very rich woman.

Sources connected to the couple say the couple's property settlement agreement, which they worked out before even going public with their divorce, is final.

L.A. Lakers star Kobe Bryant is desperate to reconcile with estranged wife Vanessa Bryant, sources say. Whether she gives him the time of day or not is another story.

Vanessa filed for divorce from Kobe last weekend, but people close to the family say his two daughters, ages 8 and 5, are playing a major role in his bid to reconcile.

Gold diggers: Like mother, like daughter. That's what Vanessa Bryant's former stepfather is saying about the soon-to-be ex-wife of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant.

Stephen Laine said in the aftermath of Kobe Bryant's divorce announcement that Vanessa, his spouse of 10 years, is acting just like her money-grubbing mom.

Vanessa Bryant is positioned to make out like a bandit in her divorce from Kobe Bryant, in large part due to the couple's apparent lack of a prenuptial agreement.

Coupled with 10 years of marriage, her settlement should be upwards of $75 million - half the L.A. Lakers guard's fortune - along with support for their daughters.

Kobe Bryant can blame Basketball Wives for getting caught cheating.

Not the stars of VH1's Basketball Wives - none of whom are actually married, and one of whom isn't even involved with a basketball player - mind you. We mean actual wives of teammates, and other NBA squads. Let's just say that people talk.