Vanessa and Kobe Bryant were married for ten years before filing for an official divorce. This was not the first time Kobe had supposedly “cheated” on Vanessa. In July of 2003 it was reported that Kobe sexually assaulted a female hotel employee in Colorado. Once Vanessa fount out, Kobe tried to buy her an apology ring. The supposed apology ring costed around an estimated four million dollars.
Since the divorce the couple has had to split Kobe’s earnings. Since Vanessa and Kobe did not sign a prenuptial agreement, Vanessa is entitled to half of their community property. She will be receiving at least seventy-five million dollars, along with three multi-million dollar homes and joint custody of their two daughters. The four million dollar, eight-carat, purple diamond apology ring was considered a gift. An apology cannot be bought. Apologies therefore have to be earned, but in today’s society cheating on your spouse then asking for forgiveness is the norm. Since the divorce, the question is who will keep the ring?
I used to think once a gift was given and in possession of the recipient it was theirs. But recently I have learned researchers suggest that in California a gift is not legally considered a gift until there is a signed paper noting that it is a gift. Under legal circumstances, the ring’s value should be split between the feuding couple. Also, this ring proves that Kobe bought Vanessa’s love back, so what is that saying about women in America? Are we that easy to “buy back”? Vanessa is setting a bad example for strong women in America. She proves here that women are naive enough to be able to be bought back. In other words, it is ok for our husband’s to cheat on us, because as Vanessa displays, we will forgive them! Even though the ring is technically community property between the two, I think Vanessa should be able to keep the ring.
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ReplyDeleteVanessa and Kobe Bryant were married for ten years before filing for an official divorce. This was not the first time Kobe had supposedly “cheated” on Vanessa. In July of 2003 it was reported that Kobe sexually assaulted a female hotel employee in Colorado. Once Vanessa fount out, Kobe tried to buy her an apology ring. The supposed apology ring cost around an estimated four million dollars.
Since the divorce the couple have (HAS?) had to split Kobe’s earnings. Since Vanessa and Kobe did not sign a prenuptial agreement, Vanessa is entitled to half of their community property. She will be receiving at least seventy-five million dollars, along with three multi-million dollar homes and joint custody of their (HOW MANY DAUGHTERS DO THEY HAVE?) daughters. The four million dollar, eight-carat, purple diamond apology ring was considered a gift. Since the divorce, the question is who will keep it?
I used to think once a gift was given and in possession of the recipient it was theirs. But recently I have learned researchers suggest that in California a gift is not legally considered a gift until there is a signed paper noting that it is a gift. Under legal circumstances, the ring’s value should be split between the feuding couple. Also, this ring proves that Kobe bought Vanessa’s love back. Even though the ring is technically community property between the two, I think Vanessa should be able to keep the ring.
Maybe put more of “your voice” into this entry, like what you would do if given an apology ring? What does it say of her character for allowing Kobe to buy her forgiveness? And what message is this teaching their daughters that men can miss treat you and then buy your affections?