Vanessa Laine Bryant

On December 16, 2011, she belief filed for divorce from her husband of 10 years Kobe Bryant citing irreconcilable differences, and requested joint custody of her daughters. On January 11, 2013, both announced via social media that they had called off their divorce.

Suffered a miscarriage due to an ectopic pregnancy in the spring of 2005.

Has 4 daughters: Natalia Diamante Bryant (b. January 19, 2003), Gianna Bryant (May 1, 2006 - January 26, 2020), Bianka Bella Bryant (b. December 5, 2016) & Capri Kobe Bryant (b. June 20, 2019) with late husband, Kobe Bryant.

On April 18, 2001, she married her boyfriend of 17 months Kobe Bryant at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church in Dana Point, California. They met in November 1999 while she was working as a background dancer on the Tha Eastsidaz music video "G'd Up". Bryant was in the building and working on his debut musical album. The two began dating and became engaged just six months later in May 2000, while Laine was still a senior at Marina High School in Huntington Beach, California. To avoid media scrutiny, she finished high school through independent study. According to Vanessa's cousin Laila Laine, there was no prenuptial agreement. The wedding was not attended by Bryant's parents, his two sisters, his longtime advisor and agent Arn Tellem, or his Laker teammates. Bryant's parents were opposed to the marriage for a number of reasons. Reportedly Bryant's parents had problems with him marrying so young, especially to a woman who was not African-American. This disagreement resulted in an estrangement period of over two years, which ended when the couple's first daughter was born in 2003.

Took her step-dad's last name (Laine) in 2000 even though he never adopted her. Vanessa's mom was married to Stephen Laine, but filed for divorced in July of 2002.