Natalia Diamante Bryant, daughter to basketball legend Kobe Bryant, has been granted legal protection from Dwayne Cortez Toliver Kemp, whom she says poses a serious threat to her safety. She testified in an LA court on Wednesday that she feared for her life after years of stalking, online and in person. 

“He was in love with me. He wanted to make love to me. He wanted to be together,” Natalia testified in court. She was referring to Kemp, 32, whom she’d never met. “I was in fear, for the longest time, that if I did block him, he would act in rage or get angry,” she added.

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The direct messages on social media date back two years to when Natalia Bryant was 17 years old. Natalia said she doesn’t know Kemp but is terrified of what he is capable of. She called his actions “unsettling.”

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Who is Natalia Bryant?

Natalia Bryant is an American model at the University of Southern California. She was born on January 19, 2003, in Los Angeles, California. The 19-year-old is the oldest daughter of basketball legend Kobe Bryant and model Vanessa Bryant. She has three younger sisters, Gianna (2006–2020), Bianka, and Capri. Her mother is Mexican and her father is African-American.

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Natalia is the paternal granddaughter of former NBA player Joe Bryant and the great-niece of former basketball player John “Chubby” Cox. 

Bryant’s 41-year-old father Kobe Bryant and 13-year-old Gianna were killed in a helicopter crash near Calabasas, California on January 26, 2020.

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In 2021, Bryant graduated from Sage Hill High School, where she was captain of the university volleyball team. She set a record for most kills in a single season for four consecutive years. Later, Bryant signed with IMG models and currently attends the USC.