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Jennifer Lopez creates nail art tribute to Kobe and Gianna Bryant for heartbreaking memorial


Jennifer Lopez used her nails to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna (Picture: Twitter)

Jennifer Lopez paid tribute to Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna through some creative nail art.

The pop star attended a special memorial service, called The Celebration of Life for Kobe & Gianna Bryant, at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Monday.

It was to honour the Los Angeles Lakers star, 41, and Gigi, 13, who both died in a helicopter crash last month along with seven others.

Ahead of the service, J-Lo tweeted a photo of her nails which included a thoughtful tribute to the pair.

Against a cream nail varnish, the numbers ‘2’ and ’24’ – Gianna and Kobe’s respective jersey numbers – were printed in gold on each index finger of her hands.

Her hands were wrapped around a white mug that had a gold letter J in the middle.

She captioned the photo ’24 & 2′ with purple and yellow heart emojis to reflect the LA Lakers colours.

Other famous faces at the memorial included Beyonce, Kim Kardashian, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade and Steph Curry.

Those present saw performances from Beyonce, Alicia Keys and Christina Aguilera, while Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal, Jimmy Kimmel and Kobe’s widow Vanessa made speeches.

Jennifer Lopez and partner Alex Rodriguez attended the memorial (Picture: Getty)
The memorial was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles (Picture: Getty)

After being introduced by talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, Vanessa remembered her husband and daughter in an incredibly emotional speech.

As she began to speak about her ‘sunshine’ Gianna, Vanessa broke down in tears. The audience broke into applause to encourage her to continue.

Talking about Gigi, she said: ‘She was always thoughtful, always kissed me good night and good morning.

Kobe and his teenage daughter Gigi both died in the crash (Picture: AP)

‘She knew how much her kisses meant to me and she was so thoughtful. She was Daddy’s girl but I know she loved her Momma. She was one of my very best friends.’

Beyonce performed two of her songs, Halo and XO, which she said was one of Kobe’s favourites.



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