( CNN ) -- Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant and his wife , Vanessa , say they are calling off their divorce . And they announced it on social media . On Friday , Vanessa Bryant 's Instagram page had a message reading : `` We are pleased to announce that we have reconciled . Our divorce action will be dismissed . We are looking forward to our future together . '' Kobe Bryant posted a message on his Facebook page the same day . `` I am happy to say that Vanessa and I are moving on with our lives together as a family , '' he posted . `` When the show ends and the music stops , the journey is made beautiful by having that someone to share it with . Thank you all for your support and prayers . '' Vanessa Bryant filed for divorce in December 2011 , citing irreconcilable differences . The divorce filing came nearly 10 years after she famously stuck by him after he admitted to having sex with a woman at a Colorado hotel . Their marriage was thrust into the spotlight when the desk clerk at a Vail-area resort hotel told police that Kobe Bryant had sexually assaulted her in 2003 . The Eagle County District Attorney filed charges against Bryant shortly after the accusation . At the time , Vanessa Bryant sat by her husband 's side as he publicly apologized to her while admitting that he 'd had consensual sex with the 19-year-old . Turning to his wife , Bryant said , `` You 're a piece of my heart . You 're the air I breathe . And you 're the strongest person I know . And I 'm so sorry for having to put you through this , for having to put our family through this . '' Criminal charges against Bryant were later dismissed . He settled a federal lawsuit with his accuser in 2005 . The couple have two daughters together .
The couple announced the move on social media . Vanessa later filed for divorce in 2017 . They have two daughters together .