Vanessa Bryant: 5 Things To Know About Kobe’s Wife After His & Their Daughter’s Tragic Deaths
In the article above, a Hollywood Life journalist wrote about Vanessa Bryant, the wife of Kobe Bryant who had died in a helicopter crash with one of his daughters on January 26, 2020. The article was posted just a few short hours after reports of Kobe and his daughter’s death came out. The journalist reports in the article “5 Things to Know About Kobe’s Wife After His and Their Daughter’s Tragic Deaths”… and yes this was the title of the article. Why do we need to know information about Kobe Bryant’s wife after the death of her husband and daughter? Shouldn’t we give privacy and respect to his loved ones after their death? The title seems a bit impolite to me.
The article then goes on to discuss the 5 things that someone would need to know about Vanessa Bryant, and this is where the article takes a turn. Instead of focusing on points that could make a person look good or bring some positivity to the tragic situation that occurred today, the journalist mentioned how Kobe went through a lawsuit that was due to sexually assaulting a 19 year old (which turned out to be consensual between the two). The journalist also touched base on how Vanessa filled for divorce from Kobe in 2011. Why are these things that we need to know about Kobe’s wife after his death? To me, I don’t think that we need to even know about them.
In conclusion, I think that the journalist of the article should have more respect for Vanessa Bryant in this difficult time. There is no reason to bring up past hardships in their relationship – the article should have just focused on bringing positivity to the hard times right now. I hope that the journalist apologizes for reporting on past issues that did not correlate to the tragic event that happened today, and to Vanessa Bryant and their family.
Digital Citizenship: Mallory 