{"id":288607,"date":"2020-02-24T16:09:13","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T23:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1125491"},"modified":"2020-02-24T16:09:13","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T23:09:13","slug":"gabrielle-union-calls-kobe-bryants-memorial-very-healing-in-heartfelt-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/gabrielle-union-calls-kobe-bryants-memorial-very-healing-in-heartfelt-tribute\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabrielle Union Calls Kobe Bryant&#8217;s Memorial &#8221;Very Healing&#8221; in Heartfelt Tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"video-int-txt-0\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"36.454647256439\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-video-text\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"19.561030235162\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/gabrielle_union\">Gabrielle Union<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;is keeping&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/kobe_bryant\">Kobe Bryant<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s loved ones close to her heart after today&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1125186\/inside-kobe-bryant-and-daughter-gianna-s-celebration-of-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">celebration of life<\/a> honoring the late NBA star and his daughter&nbsp;<strong>Gianna<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The actress and husband&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/dwyane_wade\">Dwyane Wade<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;were among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1125492\/beyonce-jennifer-lopez-and-more-stars-attend-kobe-bryant-and-daughter-gianna-s-public-memorial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dozens of celebrity attendees<\/a> inside Staples Center for the public memorial, which took place four weeks after Kobe and Gianna died alongside seven others in a helicopter crash.<\/p>\n<p>Gabrielle shared details from the service in a series of candid tweets.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Few thoughts leaving downtown LA, Staples Center,&#8221; she <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsgabrielleu\/status\/1232062077293842432\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>. &#8220;The beauty of LA was on full display today. Literally every kind of person that lives &amp; loves in LA was present, repping in their own way, mourning in their own unique way. All were welcome &amp; accepted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Watching everyone hug and truly acknowledge one another&#8230;Very emotional and very healing to witness. Old beefs squashed. New friendships sprouting,&#8221; she <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsgabrielleu\/status\/1232063093649264640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">continued<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-2\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"57.567729083665\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"6.8884462151394\">\n<p>Gabrielle then urged others to remember <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsgabrielleu\/status\/1232063511389302784\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">that<\/a>, &#8220;Support systems need support systems. Check on folks. Offer assistance in big and small ways, mundane things can be lifesavers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Her heartwarming message concluded with a note to those still in mourning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-3-img\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"31\">\n<div class=\"post-content__image\" readability=\"32\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image--full\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/2020124\/rs_1024x759-200224115023-1024-dwyane-wade-gabrielle-union-lakers-kobe-gianna-bryant-celebration-of-life.jpg?fit=inside|900:auto&amp;output-quality=90\" border=\"0\" title=\"Dwyane Wade, Gabrielle Union, Celebration of Life, Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant, Celebrities, Lakers\" alt=\"Dwyane Wade, Gabrielle Union, Celebration of Life, Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant, Celebrities, Lakers\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"759\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credits\">Kevork Djansezian\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"photo-txt-3\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"39.944964871194\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-photo-text\" readability=\"22.138173302108\">\n<p>&#8220;To Gigi&#8217;s teammates we got the chance to meet and their parents, thank you for being fierce warriors on and off the court. Continue to work hard and lean on each other. We celebrate you,&#8221; she <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsgabrielleu\/status\/1232064366054260736\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a>. &#8220;Vanessa &amp; the girls. We love you. We gotchu.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In what marked her first public remarks since Kobe and Gianna&#8217;s deaths,&nbsp;<strong>Vanessa Bryant<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1125331\/vanessa-bryant-gives-beautiful-speech-honoring-kobe-bryant-and-daughter-gianna-during-memorial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">delivered a moving eulogy<\/a> on her husband and daughter&#8217;s legacies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They were funny, happy, silly, and they loved life,&#8221; Vanessa shared in part. &#8220;They were so full of joy and adventure. God knew they couldn&#8217;t be on this Earth without each other. He had to bring them home to have them together. Babe, you take care of our Gigi. I got Nata, Bebe and KoKo. We love and miss you, boo and Gigi. May you both rest in peace, have fun in heaven. Until we meet again one day. We love you both and miss you forever and always.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-4\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"56.207865168539\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"4.8876404494382\">\n<p>To honor Kobe and Gianna&#8217;s legacy, the Mamba and Mambacita Foundation provides opportunities to young people through sports. For more information or to donate, please click <a href=\"https:\/\/mambamambacitasports.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1125491\/gabrielle-union-calls-kobe-bryant-s-memorial-very-healing-in-heartfelt-tribute?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&#038;utm_source=eonline&#038;utm_medium=rssfeeds&#038;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: E! 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