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Vanessa Bryant Breaks Her Silence About The Passing Of Kobe & Gigi Bryant

<p>Roommates&comma; since the tragic news of Kobe Bryant&&num;8217&semi;s passing&comma; his wife <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;vanessabryant&sol;&quest;hl&equals;en">Vanessa<&sol;a> has taken to social media to address the tragedy&period; In an Instagram post&comma; she describes her husband as &&num;8216&semi;an adoring husband and amazing father&period;&&num;8217&semi; She also addressed the passing of her baby girl Gianna&comma; that many people knew as Gigi&comma; calling her a &&num;8216&semi;sweet&comma; loving&comma; thoughtful&comma; amazing daughter&period;&&num;8217&semi; See Vanessa&&num;8217&semi;s full statement below&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"B77LQ97B4eM" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The news is tragic to say the least&comma; in her post she not only addresses the loss she has suffered but also asked for fans to donate to help the families of the other 7 people who lost their lives&period; To donate you can visit mambaonthree&period;org&excl; Many people have showed their support for the Bryant family and continue to mourn the passing of both Kobe and Gigi&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Vanessa speaks on the tragic passing just days before <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;nfl-commissioner-roger-goodell-confirms-super-bowl-liv-will-honor-kobe-bryant&sol;">the Super Bowl announced a tribute to Kobe<&sol;a> will take place&period; Along with the Super Bowl&comma; the Oscars will also be paying tribute to Kobe as well&period; If you didn&&num;8217&semi;t know&comma; Kobe actually won an Oscar for best animated short film with his film titled &&num;8216&semi;Dear Basketball&period;&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Many other celebrities have also taken to social media to express their condolences after hearing the news&comma; as well as show support for the Bryant family&period; For many players and fans&comma; Kobe was as much a part of their lives as their own family&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>We continue to keep Vanessa&comma; 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