This claim is false. Vanessa Bryant, widow of the late Kobe Bryant, is not pregnant. In late May 2025, rumors were spread on various social media platforms that she was pregnant with her fifth child. However, Bryant addressed these rumors in an Instagram stories post on June 1. In the post, she shared a "captioned meme of Rihanna bobbing about in water with a snorkel mask atop her forehead, carrying a drink and flipping her middle finger. The caption read, 'Me protecting my peace, not pregnant & having fun all summer.'' She was then spotted at a New York liberty game on June 10 three of her daughters.