Kobe Bryant’s widow will not have to undergo mental examination over crash photos

• Vanessa Bryant is suing over shared photos of crash site
• Judge says she will not have to be tested for mental distress

Kobe Bryant's widow won't have to undergo psychiatric testing for her lawsuit over graphic photos of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed the basketball star, the couple's 13-year-old daughter and seven others, a federal judge ruled on Monday.

Los Angeles county sought to compel psychiatric evaluations for Vanessa Bryant and others to determine if they truly suffered emotional distress over photos of the crash scene and bodies that her lawsuit said were taken and shared by county sheriff's deputies and firefighters.