Well if the question is “Does she “deserve” half, regardless of what the law says?”..then the answer would be no. She really didn’t earn it-she can’t shoot.  However, by law..she does. He could have protected himself, and signed a prenup. He made a bad decision in his 20s-and after that(all that cheating over the years)….I mean, its like he never expected it to happen. He never thought that…maybe she might leave me-and take half. I am sure he is aware of California law-as well as she is. He must have never cared about that 50% or wanted it lol. It all boils down to arrogance and stupidity…and maybe for that…he deserves to loose half. Many people make bad decisions…and are still paying for it…years later. He is no exception. 

It doesn’t matter if you think she deserves half or not.  Kobe could of avoided all of this with a prenup.  He and his money would be protected, but if he didn’t care enough to do that…………..

Well, first of all, let’s not forget that God allows a way out of the “sanctity of marriage” when adultery is involved. 

I really don’t care what happens to Kobe Bryant’s fortune.  But, I’ve always thought Vanessa – or at least her mother – was a golddigger, because when I first heard of her, I wondered what kind of mother would allow her teenaged daughter to accept expensive gifts from a man.   Maybe Vanessa was naive, but her mom knew what that meant and what she was doing by letting her daughter take the gifts.  Then Kobe became estranged from his parents when all they were trying to do was protect his interests. 

For him, it will be a costly lesson.  For Vanessa and her mother, they’re set for life as long as they don’t run through it like water through a sieve.

She should get half of his earnings and wealth accumulated over the last 10 years. An impartial accountant could calculate the amount. I say this because his divorce settlement will pale in comparison to Mel Gibson’s ex settlement where she got 1/2 of his >$800 million dollar fortune. And she should. They met and got married long before Mel became as rich and famous as he has become. So she was with him every step of the way and based on the # of children he has with her, he probably could not have pursued acting and the accompanying fame and fortune if it had not been her supporting him behind the scenes.

And this goes for men as well since this focuses on women. If a man had married Oprah long, long ago when she worked as a reported in Baltimore, MD and they divorced now, he should be entitled to 1/2 of her billion dollar empire.