Ronald Fenty, the father of Rihannahe has died at 70 in Los Angeles After a brief illness, as confirmed by the magazine “People”. The official cause and the exact date of his death have not yet been communicated, but it is known that He was hospitalized at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Centerwhere he was accompanied in his last moments by several members of his family, including his most famous daughter.
Despite the difficult relationship they had for years, Rihanna He decided to be present to say goodbye to his father. The artist, pregnant with her third child, has opted for absolute discretion these days. Neither she nor her team have made statements, but her silence says a lot. As published by “TMZ”, she was seen arriving at the hospital on May 28 with her brother Rajad, confirming her will to close a cycle privately and in peace.
Painful episodes
The story between Rihanna and Ronald Fenty has been marked by painful tensions and episodes. Patriarch addictions to alcohol and drugsas well as the abuses suffered by the singer’s motherMonica Braithwaite, were for years the epicenter of family fracture. Although they shared home in Bridgetown, Barbados -in the house that now gives its name to the famous “Rihanna Drive” -, the coexistence was complex. The couple separated when the singer was still a teenager, and the divorce officially arrived in 2002.
In different interviews, Rihanna has not dodged to talk about that turbulent relationship. In 2009, after the incident of violence with Chris Brown, his father spoke with the press without his consent. “It was really strange … you grow up with your father, you know him, you are part of him … and then he does something that you cannot even understand,” he confessed years later to “Vogue.” In 2019, he even demanded it for using his name in business without authorization.
However, the outcome has been another. Despite the differences, The singer has opted for compassionfocusing on accompanying him in his farewell. Sometimes, even in the most broken families, the end allows a gesture of humanity.
Ronald leaves five children behind him: Rihanna and Rorrey, the result of their marriage to Braithwaite, and three others -samantha, Kandy and Jamie- born of previous relations. Its history, at dark times, has also been part of the complex life trip of one of the most influential artists in the world.
