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February 28, 2020 2:15AM EST
Vanessa Bryant cuddles with Kobe Bryant and enjoys family time with their late daughter, Gigi, in resurfaced footage from ‘Kobe Bryant’s Muse’ documentary. The video was updated with one of Kobe’s favorite tracks.
Vanessa Bryant, 37, is remembering her late husband Kobe Bryant and their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna “Gigi” Bryant, with a special song. At Kobe and Gigi’s Celebration Of Life memorial on Feb. 24, Beyoncé revealed that her ballad, “XO,” was one of Kobe’s “favorite songs” — and so three days later, Vanessa used this same track as the background music for a new tribute post on Instagram. Kobe’s wife of nearly 19 years layered Bey’s heavenly vocals over a clip from the 2015 documentary, Kobe Bryant’s Muse, which showed Vanessa, Kobe and Gigi sharing a sweet family moment as they laughed together, played cards, danced and cuddled during Christmas time.
“Missing you both so much #GigiBryant and @kobebryant,” Vanessa captioned the sentimental footage. She also gave a shout-out to Kobe’s documentary and shared the lyrics to “XO,” which features touching lines like “Your love is bright as ever.”
Vanessa and Kobe shared a special love story, one that began when they met in 1999. They didn’t wait long to tie the knot in 2000, and Vanessa made a big reveal during her bittersweet eulogy at the memorial: “Kobe wanted us to renew our vows.” Vaness
