Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant laid to rest during private funeral ceremony

Kobe Bryant's widow Vanessa Bryant is "absolutely devastated" by a report that said Los Angeles authorities shared photos from the scene of the helicopter crash that killed the NBA icon, their 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant and seven other people in January. The Los Angeles Times said on Thursday that Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies shared graphic pictures of the accident site, a hillside in Calabasas, California.

The world is still reeling from the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and the seven other aboard the helicopter that crashed in the hills of Calabasas, California, on Sunday, January 26. Fans, friends and fellow athletes have being coming to terms with the passing of one of the most revered NBA players of all time — namely famed NFL quarterback and husband to Gisele Bündchen, Tom Brady.

On Monday, the sports world paid tribute to Kobe and Gianna Bryant as part of a public memorial service at Staples Center. 

Destined to be remembered. Stars are continuing to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna after the pair passed away in a tragic helicopter accident in Calabasas, California alongside seven others.

As Kobe Bryant fans gather at LA's Staples Center on Monday (Feb. 24) for The Celebration of Life for Kobe & Gianna Bryant, a public memorial honoring the late basketball legend and his daughter, Billboard is taking a look back at some moving tributes musicians made on the day the tragic news broke.

On Monday morning, about 20,000 people will pack Staples Center, home of the Los Angeles Lakers, for a public memorial service honoringKobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Bryant. The event, dubbed a celebration of Kobe's life, comes three weeks after the 41-year-old NBA icon and retired star of the team was killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, along with the 13-year-old girl, one of his and wife Vanessa Bryant's four daughters, and seven other people.

Kobe Bryant and his daughter have been laid to rest two weeks before a planned memorial at Los Angeles' Staples Center.

Resting in peace. Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant, were laid to rest in an intimate funeral, Us Weekly can confirm.

As fans gear up for the public memorial to honor the life of NBA legendKobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, it has recently been revealed that a private funeral with only close family and friends has already been held.

Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant, have been laid to rest.

50 Cent, Snoop Dogg and other fans of Kobe Bryant are not happy with Gayle King for bringing up the late NBA icon's 2003 rape case in a CBS interview, while she says she is "mortified" and "angry" with her own network for distributing what she said was an "out-of-context" clip.

Five 911 calls that were made to the Los Angeles County Fire Department regarding the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant, and seven others last month, were released on Tuesday.

Vanessa Bryant has spoken out for the first time since the devastating helicopter crash that killed her husband Kobe and daughter Gianna, saying that "there aren't enough words" to describe their family's pain.

The victims of Sunday's devastating helicopter crash are being remembered.

Vanessa Bryant is breaking her silence following the heartbreaking death of her husband, Kobe Bryant, and their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant.

The bodies of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna Bryant and the seven other passengers who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday have been recovered, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner said on Tuesday.