Kobe Bryant fans have come to his defense after his widow Vanessa slammed actress Evan Rachel Wood as "vile and disturbing."
The NBA legend and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant, died in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020. Seven folks died - together with the pilot.
Wood, 33, tweeted on the day of his death: "What has happened is tragic. I am heartbroken for Kobe's family. He was a sports hero. He was also a rapist. And all of these truths can exist simultaneously."
A 12 months after she wrote the arguable tweets, Vanessa has responded.
"Your false, insensitive, defamatory and slanderous tweet on 1/26/20 is vile and disturbing to say the least," Bryant posted.
"Behavior like this is part of the reason why innocent black men go to jail for crimes they didn't commit. An accusation doesn't make someone guilty."
She added: "YOU DON'T KNOW THE FACTS OF THE CASE."
Vanessa despatched the similar message to movie manufacturer Abigail Disney, the granddaughter of Roy O. Disney, who co-founded The Walt Disney Company with her great-uncle Walt Disney.
"The man was a rapist. Deal with it," Disney tweeted on the time.
After Evan wrote her tweet last yr, many Kobe fans tweeted her in disgust.
Actress Kyla Pratt used to be one in all them - to which Vanessa thanked her for in her fresh Instagram story.
"Evan. We met as kids & I grew up in the same industry as you and have admired your work from afar these past few years. On camera and off. But this tweet? How f**king dare you?" Pratt tweeted.
Vanessa additionally posted to her Instagram tales on Saturday her disgust that officials from Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, who leaked footage of the helicopter crash, are last anonymous.
The grieving mom filed a lawsuit in opposition to the police department in September.
"The Sheriff’s Department wants to redact the names of the deputies that took and/or shared photos of my husband, daughter and other victims. They want their names to be exempt from the public," Bryant posted.
"Anyone else facing allegations would be unprotected, named and released to the public."
She endured: "Not all law enforcement is bad. These specific deputies need to be held accountable for their actions just like everyone else. #doublestandard."
Kobe fans supported Vanessa after her Instagram posts and have been perplexed as to why his critics couldn't let him "rest in peace."
"He passed away and they won’t leave him alone sad thing is he can’t even Rest In Peace yet alone defend himself," one fan wrote.
"WHY THESE FOLKS LOVE SPEAKING ON OUR PEOPLE BUT NOT THE FKD UP SH*T THEIR ANCESTORS DID???" a 2nd chimed in.
"One thing about Vanessa, she gone make sure she Check anybody who slander her deceased husband. As she should," a 3rd added.
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