Natalia Bryant has been given a renewal of a restraining order towards a person who the daughter of late Lakers legend Kobe Bryant says has been stalking her since she was a minor.
Bryant’s civil restraining order towards Dwayne Kemp was renewed Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court docket and can expire on Dec. 15, 2030. It was modified to incorporate safety for Bryant’s mom, Vanessa, and her sisters Bianka, 9, and Capri, 6.
Kemp has been ordered to remain at the very least 200 yards away from Bryant, her mom and her sisters in addition to from Bryant’s residence, work, college and car. Amongst different restrictions, Kemp shouldn’t be allowed to contact Bryant in any means, immediately or not directly, and he can’t try and acquire her handle or location.
The unique restraining order, issued Dec. 15, 2022, was set to run out Monday. In her preliminary submitting, Bryant alleged that Kemp began to harass her on social media in 2020 when she was 17 and he was 30. She stated that she had by no means met Kemp, however he had began sending her messages on Instagram as if they have been in a relationship. The submitting additionally famous that Kemp was a gun fanatic who posted movies of himself buying a rifle, leaving Bryant to really feel unsafe.
Bryant filed a request to resume the restraining order final month.
“Kemp continues to pose a reputable risk to Bryant and her relations,” the submitting states, mentioning that Kemp had violated the restraining order Aug. 24 “by attending an occasion organized by Bryant and her employer, with the intent to contact Bryant immediately or not directly.”
The identical incident was detailed in Bryant’s request to switch the restraining order to incorporate her relations, which was additionally filed in November.
“On the August twenty fourth occasion, Kemp introduced flowers that he meant to provide on to Ms. Bryant, however when he couldn’t find her, he as a substitute tried to ship the flowers to Ms. Bryant’s mom, Vanessa Bryant, with the intention that these flowers be delivered to Ms. Bryant,” the doc states.
“Kemp’s effort to contact Ms. Bryant not directly via her instant member of the family, particularly her mom, demonstrates his continued fixation and full disregard for the CHRO’s prohibitions. Upon encountering safety, Kemp admitted his conduct would violate the CHRO, however Kemp acknowledged that his conduct was now permissible as a result of he believed [mistakenly] that the order had expired. …
“Kemp’s assertion signifies his intent to interact in prohibited conduct absent the order’s protections, thus presenting a seamless risk to Ms. Bryant and her household.”
The submitting added: “Vanessa Bryant, Bianka Bella Bryant, and Capri Bryant are in danger on account of their shut relationship with Ms. Bryant and their presence at occasions the place she works or seems. Kemp’s violation on August 24, 2025, demonstrates his willingness to method Ms. Bryant’s relations, inserting them in direct jeopardy.”
The incident was reported to the Los Angeles Police Division as a violation of a restraining order.
Bryant graduated from USC’s College of Cinematic Arts in Could. In October, she made her debut as a inventive director with a 70-second movie for the Lakers referred to as “Perpetually Iconic: Purple and Gold All the time.”
