ABC News Suspends Matt Gutman for Inaccurately Reporting All Four of Kobe Bryant’s Children Were on Helicopter

Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant are at peace.

The Bryant's are staying strong. 

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.

By Nellie Andreeva

One journalist is being forced to take a time-out after covering Kobe Bryant's death.

Paying tribute. Vanessa Bryant changed her Instagram profile photo in honor of her late husband, Kobe Bryant, and daughter Gianna on Wednesday, January 29.

After the first reports surfaced on Sunday about the fatal helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people, rumors floated around on Twitter that fellow retired NBA star and former Lakers teammate Rick Fox was also among the victims.

With her latest tweet about legendary NBA player Kobe Bryant, Westworld actress Evan Rachel Wood ended up upsetting the fans, who are still trying to come to terms with the basketball player’s tragic death. The actress was slammed on social media after she posted a tweet about Bryant and called him “rapist” just hours after his death. The athlete died in a helicopter crash along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant on January 26 and the world has been mourning his death ever since.    

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. 

Little by little details about the late-basketball player Kobe Bryant’s final moments have been revealed to the world. On Sunday, January 26, Kobe, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant and seven others, lost their lives in a tragic helicopter accident in Calabasas, California.

LeBron James is carrying on Kobe Bryant's legacy. 

Kobe Bryant always put family time first.

Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter have died in a helicopter crash.

Professional basketball star Kobe Bryant, 41, has died in a helicopter crash in the Southern California neighborhood Calabasas. Bryant was among nine people who died in the accident, and there were no survivors, ABC reported.

Update 1:42 p.m. PT: Multiple news organizations, including NBC News and EPSN, report that Bryant's 13-year-old daughter Gianna Maria Onore, nicknamed Gigi, was on board the helicopter when it crashed, along with the pilot, and another child and parent. The LA Sheriff's department stated that there were nine people on board the aircraft when it crashed. They are not confirming names until the coroner's office is able to confirm who was on board.