On behalf of his estate,
Bryant's family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Feb.
"After discussions with the various stakeholders of Animation Is Film, the decision has been made to remove Kobe
Bryant from the 2018 jury," festival founder Eric Beckman said in a statement.
" The reaction to
Bryant's nomination was not all positive, however.
The suit was brought on behalf of three people killed or injured when Michael Jefferson
Bryant allegedly ran over them in a sport utility vehicle that he had stolen from his parents' home in Springfield on Nov.
RETIRED NBA star Kobe
Bryant certainly knows a thing or two on international basketball success.
M2 EQUITYBITES-April 29, 2016-Intel promotes Diane
Bryant as EVP
I was disgusted to read the comments by Rhondda MP Chris
Bryant criticising internet trolls for trolling him and other MPs ('Don't listen to Twitter trolls, says MP
Bryant,' December 11).
In what is a divergence from a long career of success, Kobe
Bryant, 37, has struggled over the course of the 2015-2016 NBA season, shooting 33 percent from the field and 24 percent from beyond the 3-point line.