After the divorce, he moved to Baja, Mexico, and her mum went on to marry Stephen Laine, the Los Angeles Times reported. "In reality, she only occasionally babysat my older girls when they were toddlers.”. The source said Vanessa Bryant “is incredibly close to her mum” and that Laine was “her rock” in the weeks following her husband’s unexpected death.Â, “Her mum is always with her and the girls and she's been keeping Vanessa strong and she's the weight of her support system,” the source said.Â. She posted a teaser from the magazine that said, "For more on Vanessa's life without Kobe and Gianna, watch the video above and pick up the new issue of Us Weekly, on … Us Weekly. During Kobe’s Rape Trial, Vanessa & Sophie’s Parents Went Through a Nasty Divorce. https://www.the-sun.com/news/1512294/vanessa-bryant-mother-sofia- A friend told Just Jared: “The couple is keeping things very hush hush but their friends and family are super excited for them.” Another source told E! Vanessa and Kobe tied the knot in 2001. After Kobe Bryant’s death, Laine helped her daughter with her grandchildren, Natalia, 17, Bianka, 3, and Capri, 7 months old, a source told Us Weekly. “Vanessa takes solace in the support of her mom and her sister [Sophie Laine], who are committed to seeing her through this. Laine sued Vanessa in December 2020 for a reported $5million, alleging that she worked as an unpaid “longtime personal assistant and nanny” to Bryant and her daughter for years. Join to Connect. Vanessa Bryant’s mother, Sofia Laine, has “been her rock” in the weeks since her husband, Kobe Bryant, and their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, lost their lives in a tragic helicopter crash on January 26. Sofia accused Vanessa of telling her to "get out" of the house months after NBA star Kobe's death in December 2020. She had so much life to live. US Weekly, a popular celebrity news magazine, was out on full blast by Vanessa Bryant. She called her daughter's allegations "hurtful", saying: "All I wanted is what I worked for. : "They told their families recently and everyone is ecstatic and so happy for them." It’s like I’m trying to process Kobe being gone but my body refuses to accept my Gigi will never come back to me. 1 talking about this. Vanessa Bryant Calls Out Magazine US Weekly For a Story Regarding How Vanessa Is Leaning On a Fake Sister Named “Sophie Laine” That She’s Never Met For Support After Kobe’s Death (IG-Pics) April 16, 2020 She posted on her Instagram story that the outlet published untrue information and used unreliable sources. After nearly … After the basketball legend's death, a source told Us Weekly that Sofia was helping Vanessa and her grandchildren -- Natalia, 17, Bianka, 3, and Capri, 7 months. ASOS benefitted from better-than-expected demand last quarter, as more people continued to shop online. ASOS – Sophie Lund-Yates, Equity Analyst First on the agenda will be margins. 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