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Who is Vanessa Bryant dating 2024? Read on

by Ann Wairimu
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  • Since Kobe Bryant’s death in 2020 left Vanessa Bryant a widow
  • A few celebrities reportedly spotted with her a while ago are the subject of dating rumours
  • Vanessa first met Kobe when she was 17 years old

Since the death of Kobe Bryant two years ago, who is Vanessa Bryant dating 2024? This is an interesting subject that many people look forward to learning about in depth.

On January 26, 2020, Bryant and seven other people, including his daughter Gianna, died in a helicopter crash. The crash was in Calabasas, California. Gianna, then 13 years old, and seven other people were en route to the basketball training facility, Mamba Academy, located in Orange County.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in its findings released in 2021 said Kobe shouldn’t have flown that day. There was a storm that morning but the NBA superstar still chose his chopper to go to the academy since he was late.

He had an option to drive there but he would have made it late. That’s why he chose the chopper ride. Four years after his death, you must wonder who is Vanessa Bryant dating 2024?

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Vanessa Bryant Dating Vanessa Bryant. Photo by ESPN

Who Is Vanessa Bryant Dating 2024?

Much as people are curious about who is Vanessa Bryant dating 2024, all there is are her dating rumours. Let’s just call them half-truths because the 42-year-old mother of four is clear that she isn’t dating anyone.

Nevertheless, it doesn’t hurt listing down the famous celebrities rumoured to be dating her and why.

DEREK FISHER

There was a connection between the philanthropist and Derek Fisher. Suggest stated that Fisher, a former member of the band Black Mamba, is already married to Gloria Govan. Therefore, it is not possible for him to be dating the one-time decorated model and his friend’s widow.

VICTOR ORTIZ

In addition to this, there are rumours that Vanessa Bryant and boxer Victor Ortiz reignited their relationship. When the Bryants made the decision to get a divorce in 2011, the two of them were once the subject of vicious rumours.

At the time, Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times emphasized that there was nothing wrong with that. Especially considering that Ortiz himself enjoys blondies from the Midwest.

When the allegations went viral, Ortiz labelled these rumours as unfounded. He went so far as to say that he had never been in the same room with Vanessa Bryant.

That’s despite the fact that he expressed his sympathies to the Bryant family after the deaths of Kobe and Gianna. He said that his focus was on his professional life.

His explanation seemingly blew out who is Vanessa Bryant dating 2022 question.

HOW OLD WAS KOBE BRYANT WHEN SHE MET VANESSA?

Kobe Bryant

Vanessa Bryant Kobe Bryant. Photo/Entertainment Tonight

The late Kobe met Vanessa when he was 20 years old. The latter was then 17 years old – she was on 1999’s ‘G’d up’ musical set for Tha Eastsidaz’s.

Theirs remains a classic tale of love at first sight. Even with the debate on who is Vanessa Bryant dating 2024, the LA Lakers legend will always be her one and true love.

When Kobe and Vanessa first met, she was working as a backup dancer at the same studio he was recording at. They started dating in May of 2000 and tied the knot on April 18, 2001. Many relatives of Kobe, however, were against the wedding.

Even though Kobe’s parents, friends, and teammates were invited, they all choose not to attend. Still, their wedding went on and soon started a family. Kobe adored her.

All their days with together, Vanessa was and still is protective of her privacy and never opened up about her life in any public forum. She attended events with Kobe, but she kept her private life out of the spotlight.

In 2011 something happened that could override the interesting subject of who is Vanessa Bryant dating 2024.  She discovered that he secretly dated another woman and filed for a divorce. However, the couple made up and it came as a big surprise when they announced that they would stay together in 2013. They both agreed to put their family first. This remained so until his tragic death

Vanessa was Kobe’s rock for the rest of his career. She wiped away the tears she’d sobbed earlier in the day when she saw him score 60 points in his final game. But she was also excited about what the future held for them.

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