{"id":208088,"date":"2025-11-29T17:01:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T17:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/29\/vanessa-bryant-pregnant-the-rumor-the-truth-5\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T17:01:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T17:01:48","slug":"vanessa-bryant-pregnant-the-rumor-the-truth-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/29\/vanessa-bryant-pregnant-the-rumor-the-truth-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanessa Bryant Pregnant: The Rumor &#038; The Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Vanessa Bryant has faced speculation that she is pregnant.<\/p>\n<p>More than five years after her family faced an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2020\/01\/vanessa-bryant-struggling-to-carry-on-following-deaths-of-kobe-a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unthinkable tragedy<\/a>, she of course has every right to live her life.<\/p>\n<p>Even as she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/05\/vanessa-bryant-tribute-gigi-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">honors<\/a> those she lost, her family might one day grow again.<\/p>\n<p>But is she actually pregnant, as the rumors claim? Here\u2019s what we know:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Vanessa Bryant on November 9, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-526831 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vanessa Bryant attends the 2024 Baby2Baby Gala Presented by Paul Mitchell at Pacific Design Center on November 09, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Araya Doheny\/Getty Images for Baby2Baby)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-rumor-vanessa-bryant-is-pregnant\">The rumor: Vanessa Bryant is pregnant<\/h2>\n<p>In late May, rumors that Vanessa Bryant might be pregnant emerged \u2014 at first, seemingly out of nowhere.<\/p>\n<p>The beloved widow is 43 years old, so a pregnancy is likely very possible. But where did these rumors originate?<\/p>\n<p>As the days continued, it became clear that these theorists were pointing to specific images in which she <em>might <\/em>be concealing a baby bump.<\/p>\n<p> Of course, with no clear timeline on the pics, fans weren\u2019t sure what to make of it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_02-732x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Vanessa Bryant on November 11, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-526832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_02-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_02-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_02-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_02-1463x2048.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_02-686x960.jpg 686w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_02-772x1080.jpg 772w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_02-857x1200.jpg 857w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_02-scaled.jpg 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_02-732x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Vanessa Bryant on November 11, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-526832 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_02-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_02-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_02-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_02-1463x2048.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_02-686x960.jpg 686w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_02-772x1080.jpg 772w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_02-857x1200.jpg 857w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_02-scaled.jpg 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_02-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vanessa Bryant attends 2023 Baby2Baby Gala Presented By Paul Mitchell at Pacific Design Center on November 11, 2023.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Araya Doheny\/Getty Images for Baby2Baby)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Obviously, some were quick to rush to congratulate Vanessa Bryant for allegedly being pregnant.<\/p>\n<p>As we here at <em>THG <\/em>have repeatedly stressed, the time to talk to someone about their pregnancy is when they <em>tell <\/em>you that they are pregnant, or when you see the baby crowning.<\/p>\n<p>Standard social politeness means never jumping the gun on this kind of alleged development.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, enough people were jumping to conclusions for Bryant to see the rumor. And she issued a response.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Vanessa Bryant on March 15, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-526833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_03-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_03-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_03-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_03-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Vanessa Bryant on March 15, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-526833 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_03-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_03-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_03-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_03-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_03-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vanessa Bryant attends a ceremony unveiling and permanently placing Kobe Bryant\u2019s hand and footprints in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese Theatre on March 15, 2023.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: JC Olivera\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-so-what-is-the-truth\">So what is the truth?<\/h2>\n<p>On Sunday, June 1, Vanessa Bryant took to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vanessabryant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> Story to debunk the claim that she is pregnant.<\/p>\n<p>And she got a little help from Rihanna. Sort of.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see in the screenshot, she decided to hit back at the claims, writing:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMe protecting my peace, not pregnant &amp; having fun all summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1006\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_ig_01.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of Vanessa Bryant's Instagram Story where she debunks the claim that she is pregnant.\" class=\"wp-image-526823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_ig_01.png 1006w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_ig_01-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_ig_01-768x378.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_ig_01-960x472.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1006\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_ig_01.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of Vanessa Bryant's Instagram Story where she debunks the claim that she is pregnant.\" class=\"wp-image-526823 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_ig_01.png 1006w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_ig_01-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_ig_01-768x378.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_ig_01-960x472.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_ig_01.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taking to her Instagram Story, Vanessa Bryant debunked pregnancy rumors.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bryant used a string of classic Rihanna paparazzi photos in which the phenomenal singer was carrying a drink and wearing snorkeling gear \u2014 and had opted to flip the bird at photographers who were capturing her summer fun.<\/p>\n<p>The message is clear: Vanessa Bryant is not pregnant and has no plans to become pregnant (at the very least, for the duration of the summer, which begins on the night of June 20 and ends in the afternoon of September 22).<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, she\u2019s clearly \u2014 albeit by proxy \u2014 flipping the bird at people who are hassling her with rumors. <\/p>\n<p>Especially given that pregnancy rumors so often carry an undercurrent of body-shaming. Enough is enough.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_04-1024x742.jpg\" alt=\"Vanessa Bryant on February 8, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-526834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_04-1024x742.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_04-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_04-768x557.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_04-2048x1484.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_04-960x696.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_04-1080x783.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_04-1200x870.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_04-1024x742.jpg\" alt=\"Vanessa Bryant on February 8, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-526834 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_04-1024x742.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_04-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_04-768x557.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_04-2048x1484.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_04-960x696.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_04-1080x783.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_04-1200x870.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0602_vanessabryant_04-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vanessa Bryant during a unveiling ceremony for the Kobe Bryant Statue at Crypto.com Arena on February 08, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Ronald Martinez\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-this-is-an-understandably-sensitive-topic\">This is an understandably sensitive topic<\/h2>\n<p>Despite the online chatter about Baby #5, Vanessa Bryant has only welcomed four children.<\/p>\n<p>Natalia is 22. Bianka is 8. Capri is 5.<\/p>\n<p>Gianna was in her early teens when she tragically passed away alongside her father, Kobe Bryant, in early 2020.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/11\/vanessa-bryant-pregnant-rihanna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Vanessa Bryant has faced speculation that she is pregnant. More than five years after her family faced an unthinkable tragedy, she of course has every right to live her life. Even as she honors those she lost, her family might one day grow again. But is she actually pregnant, as the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":208089,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-208088","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208088\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/208089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}