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"Kobe Bryant is a player both on and off the court.\r\nOn Friday, Vanessa Bryant filed for divorce from her Laker hubby after 10 years of marriage. But this wasn&amp;apos;t the first time the couple encountered some major marital strife.&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\nIn 2003, Kobe, 33, was accused of sexually assaulting a female hotel employee in Colorado. The charges were later dropped and he famously purchased a $4 million dollar, eight-carat purple diamond ring for Vanessa, 29, as an apology.\r\nSo once Kobe and Vanessa&amp;apos;s divorce is finalized, who will get to keep the bling? &amp;quot;It may not be a true gift,&amp;quot; Christopher C. Melcher, a family law attorney, told the Los Angeles Times.\r\n\r\nIn California, something doesn&amp;apos;t qualify as a gift unless there&amp;apos;s a signed document noting that it was actually a gift, he told the paper. This means there&amp;apos;s a likely possibility that the ring is considered community property and would be among the assets split.\r\n\r\nAccording to documents obtained by TMZ, Vanessa is seeking joint custody of the couple&amp;apos;s daughters, Natalia, 8, and Gianna, 5. She and Kobe reportedly do not have a prenuptial agreement.\r\nTell Us: Should Vanessa get to keep Kobe&amp;apos;s apology ring?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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