Basketball legend Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash in California, along with his 13-year-old daughter and seven others. While this has been attributed to poor flying conditions due to heavy fog, is there something more sinister behind this, as Bryant was a very wealthy, young and influential figure with interests in politics and humanitarian pursuits?

This was entirely sinister. It was an ill-considered journey from a number of standpoints, but this was used as an opportunity to set things up for the disaster to occur by fogging the minds of those involved in the decision making about the appropriateness of flying in such weather to begin with, and the pressures put on the pilot to make the excursion so as not to disappoint the group that Bryant assembled for this outing of fun. So there were a number of factors, but they were orchestrated to create enough manipulation to not take normal precautions and lead to a sound judgment and a prudent respect for the risks involved, where clearer heads would have prevailed to use another mode of transportation out of caution. He was targeted specifically for the reasons you cite. He was becoming an increasing force for good and sooner or later all such figures who gain fame and fortune are targeted because it is kind of a sport for the Extraterrestrial Alliance to drag down humans who achieve too great a success and happiness because they know it hurts many others as well, and that is adding to the "fun and enjoyment" of the tragedies they cause routinely. This is evil at its worst but is in keeping with the mentality of these interlopers.