Ronald Fenty, father of the renowned singer Rihanna, has died at 70 years of age after a brief illness. As confirmed by the magazine Peoplethe death occurred in a Los Angeles hospital, although at the moment they have not officially revealed the cause or the exact date of his death.
During his last moments, several members of his family were by his side, including his daughter Rihanna.
The artist, currently pregnant with her third child, would have left behind conflicts with her parent to accompany him in her last days and ensure a farewell in peace.
The portal TMZ He spread images of the singer’s younger brother, Rajad Fenty, arriving at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on May 28, allegedly accompanied by Rihanna herself.
Neither the singer nor her representatives have issued public statements about the loss.
The relationship between Rihanna and her father has been complex over the years. Fenty fought with addictions to alcohol and drugs, and was accused of mistreating the artist’s mother, Monica Braithwaite.
The couple had two children, Rihanna and Rorrey, and Ronald was also the father of Samantha, Kandy and Jamie, the fruit of previous relationships.
The family grew in Bridgetown, Barbados, in a home that today names the street Rihanna Drive. The singer’s parents separated during her youth and formalized divorce in 2002, when she was 14 years old.
The relationship between the two suffered several ups and downs, including unauthorized dissemination by Fenty information about the aggression that Rihanna suffered at the hands of Chris Brown in 2009, as well as a demand that the singer filed in 2019 for the improper use of her name for commercial purposes.
Despite the conflicts of the past, everything indicates that Rihanna opted for forgiveness and the company in the last days of her father.
