India, June 2 -- Vanessa Bryant has finally reacted to swirling pregnancy rumors with a series of Instagram stories. The 43-year-old widow of NBA legend Kobe Bryant posted a series of Rihanna memes to quash speculation about her having a fifth child with an unidentified 27-year-old boyfriend.

Addressing days of baseless gossip, Vanessa posted a meme of Rihanna floating in water, snorkel mask on, flipping the middle finger, captioned, "Me protecting my peace, not pregnant & having fun all summer."

She shared another meme with Rihanna's photo and wrote: 'I mean, I am not just the only one'. The images, shared via @vanessabryant, were a direct rebuke to trolls who cited unverified photos suggesting a 'baby bump'.

Later on Sunday, Bryant a...