Vanessa Bryant‘s close friend Monica Denise stepped forward to debunk remarriage rumors surrounding the Lakers icon’s widow. It has been six years since Kobe Bryant died in a tragic helicopter crash along with his daughter Gianna Bryant.

Since then, Vanessa and her three daughters have been mourning their big loss. On Saturday, an Instagram account claimed that the Lakers icon’s wife is set to remarry after inheriting 50% of her late husband’s wealth.

The post claimed that the other 50% of Kobe Bryant’s wealth would be distributed among his three daughters. Monica Denise dropped in the post’s comments section to debunk the rumor. The singer revealed that the rumor was absolutely untrue.

“Absolutely Untrue and Not ok, she’s still grieving deeply! Her deceased daughter’s birthday was yesterday! As her friend, I kindly ask for prayers & silence ❤️” she wrote.

Kobe Bryant and Vanessa Bryant met each other at a music video set in 1999. The widow of the Lakers icon was a background dancer on set at the time. Their relationship took off from that point and they dated for almost two years.

The couple took the next step in their relationship on 18 April, 2001. The couple welcomed four daughters into the world. Kobe and Vanessa Bryant went through many ups and downs in their marriage, but they stayed together in the end. However, their relationship came to a tragic end with Bryant’s untimely death on Jan. 26, 2020.

“She is always there”: Monica Denise once revealed the depth of her friendship with Vanessa Bryant

Following the Lakers icon and her daughter’s death, Monica Denise supported Vanessa Bryant through the bad times. On August 28, 2020, Denise did an interview with ET, where she talked about being there for Bryant while she was mourning the loss of her husband and child. During one segment, she revealed her thoughts on her friendship with Bryant.

“I always say ’till death do us part because this is something that will forever be a pain. But she’s been a strong one. She’s been really strong,” she said. “I’m really proud of her and I have been really fortunate to have her in my corner through my divorce, through everything that has ever happened in my life. She is always there.”

Later, she recalled an incident when Vanessa Bryant helped turn one of her worst birthdays into a good one.

“One of my worst birthdays, that was the first person to shut down a restaurant and say, ‘This is what we are doing!’ You have got to give what you get. She has been an amazing friend, so it is easy to just be one back.”

Denise and Bryant have been close friends for more than a decade and always look out for each other and their families.