Vanessa Bryant accuses her mom of trying to extort $5MILLION by claiming she was kicked out of home after Kobe’s death
VANESSA Bryant has accused her mother of filing a lawsuit against her in a bid to "extort a financial windfall from our family".
Sofia Laine sued her daughter Vanessa earlier this week, claiming NBA star had promised to take care of her for the rest of her life but that Vanessa would not allow that to happen following his death in January.
In her suit, Laine claims she worked as a nanny for Kobe and Vanessa -- and was "forced" to work around the clock for 18 years without proper meal or rest breaks.
"Unfortunately, Kobe Bryant's promises did not see the light of day as he is now deceased, and Vanessa Bryant took each and every step she could to void and cancel all of Kobe Bryant's promises made to [Laine]. Vanessa Bryant did not intend to honor any of the Bryants' representations, agreements and promises at any stage," court documents read.
Laine claimed she was never paid for her work despite taking shifts on holidays and weekends.
Vanessa also addressed those claims in her Instagram post today.
"I was looking for a new home for her and, a week later, she went on television and gave an interview disparaging our family and making false accusations while living rent-free in a gated apartment complex in Newport Coast," she wrote.
“She also told me that she wanted her car and she wants it now.”
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.
The source said Vanessa Bryant “is incredibly close to her mom” and that Laine was “her rock” in the weeks following her husband’s unexpected death.
“Her mom 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.
Vanessa Bryant’s stepfather, Stephen Laine, compared her to her mother in 2011 when Vanessa and Kobe Bryant nearly divorced over multiple alleged infidelities.
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“Her mother taught her well to wait for the 10-year mark,” Stephen Laine said.
It is not known where Sofia Laine is currently residing.