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"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=\"http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_documents/1216_bryant.pdf\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"Vanessa and Kobe Bryant Divorce Documents\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/12/16/1216-vanessa-kobe-divorce-ex.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kobe Bryant&lt;/strong&gt;'s wife has filed for divorce ... TMZ has learned.&amp;#160; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Vanessa Bryant&lt;/strong&gt; filed legal docs Friday afternoon, citing \"irreconcilable differences.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sources connected with the couple tell TMZ ... Vanessa -- who stuck by Kobe after he was charged with sexually assaulting a Colorado woman in 2003 -- decided to end the marriage because she believes Kobe has been unfaithful ... again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As one source puts it, \"She's been dealing with these incidents for a long time and has been a faithful wife, but she's finally had enough,\" adding, \"This one is the straw that broke the camel's back.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And our sources say ... Kobe \"desperately\" wants to win Vanessa back and will do \"whatever it takes\" to save their 10 1/2 year marriage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to the legal docs, Vanessa is asking for joint custody of their 2 daughters -- 8-year-old Natalia and 5-year-old Gianna -- but Vanessa is asking that Kobe get visitation rights, which means she wants the kids in her care most of the time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We've learned the couple has &lt;strong&gt;NO PRENUP&lt;/strong&gt;, so 29-year-old Vanessa is entitled to half of the empire Kobe built over the last decade.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She's also requesting spousal support ... which is typical in divorce cases.&amp;#160; Kobe, who filed his response to the divorce minutes after Vanessa filed her petition, says he will pay her spousal support.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to the docs, Vanessa is being repped by disso-queen &lt;strong&gt;Laura Wasser&lt;/strong&gt; and attorney &lt;strong&gt;Samantha Klein&lt;/strong&gt;. Wasser reps oodles of celebs, including&lt;strong&gt; Britney Spears&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;strong&gt; Angelina Jolie&lt;/strong&gt;,&lt;strong&gt; Maria Shriver&lt;/strong&gt; and&lt;strong&gt; Kim Kardashian&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kobe went to the Jay-Z concert Tuesday night in L.A. without Vanessa, and people who saw him there say he looked miserable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=\"Kobe Bryant Sad\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/12/16/1216-kobe-at-concert-splash-2.jpg\" /&gt;Vanessa signed the divorce petition on December 1.&amp;#160; Kobe signed his response on December 7.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh yeah, that $4 million ring Kobe gave Vanessa after the 2003 scandal .... It's all hers.&amp;#160; A gift is a gift.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Bryants released a joint statement ... saying they have \"resolved all issues\" privately, with the assistance of counsel. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://photos.tmz.com/galleries/kobe_bryant_since_december_1st\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"1216_kobe_sad_face_footer_v2\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/12/16/1216-kobe-sad-face-footer-v2.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;\n&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other Divorces&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2011/12/15/rodney-atkins-divorce/\"&gt;Rodney Atkins Divorce -- It's UNSAFE to Live In the Same House&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2011/12/07/ashlee-simpson-pete-wentz-divorced/\"&gt;Ashlee Simpson Divorce to Pete Wentz Final&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2011/12/02/kim-kardashian-kris-humphries-annulment-divorce/\"&gt;Kris Humphries Can't Handle a Divorce to Kim Kardashian&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;\n&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More Today in TMZ History&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;ul class=\"ul1\"&gt;\n&lt;li class=\"li2\"&gt;&lt;a href=\"https://cms.tmz.com/news/edit/news/2011/12/16/kobe-bryant-wife-divorce/More%20Today%20in%20TMZ%20History%20Courtney%20Love%20Loses%20Legal%20Control%20of%20Daughter%20Zac%20Efron%20&amp;amp;%20Vanessa%20Hudgens%20Break%20Up:%20They're%20Done!%20%20%20Read%20more:%20http:/www.tmz.com/2011/12/15/david-fisher-neighbor-choking-battery-case-charges-dropped/#ixzz2EhUPWuaG\"&gt;'NCIS' Actor David Fisher -- Charge Dropped in Neighbor-Choking Case&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li class=\"li2\"&gt;&lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2009/12/14/courtney-love-daughter-frances-bean-cobain-guardianship-competency/\"&gt;Courtney Love Loses Legal Control of Daughter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li class=\"li2\"&gt;&lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2010/12/13/zac-efron-vanessa-hudgens-split-breakup-high-school-musical/\"&gt;Zac Efron &amp;amp; Vanessa Hudgens Break Up: They're Done!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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