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"LA Lakers star Kobe Bryant and his wife Vanessa Bryant are to divorce. Vanessa filed to end the couple&amp;#039;s marriage in Los Angeles on Friday (December 16), more than ten years after they tied the knot. She cited irreconcilable differences as the cause of the couple&amp;#039;s separation. The Bryants released a join statement to The Insider, wherein they claimed that their attorney has already helped them resolve the terms of their divorce. &amp;quot;We ask that in the interest of our young children and in light of the upcoming holiday season, the public respect our privacy during this most difficult time,&amp;quot; the Bryants said. Kobe first began dating Vanessa when she was still a high school student, but they waited until she graduated to get married in April 2001. The couple are parents to two daughters, 8-year-old Natalia Diamante Bryant and 5-year-old Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant. &amp;gt; Shaquille O&amp;#039;Neal addresses feud with former teammate Kobe Bryant &amp;gt; Kobe Bryant &amp;#039;sends Lakers hats to Lohan&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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