Ronald Fenty, father of the world superstar Rihannahe died at 70 in Los Angeles after a brief illness. The news was confirmed by media such as People and Page Six, citing Starcom Network as main source, a Barbados station, the singer’s home.
Although the official cause of his death has not been revealed, it is known that Fenty died accompanied by close relatives at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center hospital. Photographs published by TMZ show Rajad Fenty, brother of Rihanna, arriving at the medical center on May 28. According to reports, the singer was also in the vehicle, although she was not seen by the paparazzi.
The news comes at an especially sensitive moment for Rihanna, who is currently pregnant with her third child with the rapper at $ Ap Rocky. The artist had announced her pregnancy in early May during the Met Gala. He is already a mother of Two children: Rza, 2 years old, and Riot, 1.
Rihanna’s complex relationship and his father
The relationship between Rihanna and her father was marked by ups and downs, tensions and reconciliations. Ronald Fenty, born in Barbados, had six children, three of them —rihanna, Rajad and Rorrey– With Monica Braithwaite, the artist’s mother. During Rihanna’s childhood, the family lived in a modest bungalow in Bridgetown, on a street that would later be renamed Rihanna Drive in honor of the singer.
However, the childhood of the artist was marked by episodes of domestic violence and the addictions of her father. In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Rihanna revealed that she witnessed how her father hit her mother, even breaking her nose. “As a girl, you always expect your father to be your protector. But see that … change everything,” he confessed.
In 2019, Rihanna sued her father for allegedly exploiting her name and that of her brand, Fenty, to obtain economic benefits without her consent. The demand claimed that Ronald Fenty tried to negotiate a concert tour in Latin America using the name of the company Fenty Entertainmentwithout having authority to act in the name of his daughter.
Despite these conflicts, in recent years there was a reconciliation. Sources close to the family assure that Rihanna was present in the last days of her father, accompanying him in the hospital and showing a gesture of forgiveness and humanity at such a delicate moment.
So far, neither Rihanna nor her representatives have issued public statements about death. The artist has chosen to maintain a low profile, focused on her family and pregnancy.
