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Ronald Fenty, father of singer Rihanna, died at 70 After a brief disease. The news was confirmed by the magazine People, which consulted directly with the artist’s representatives. The death occurred in Los Angeles, accompanied by his family.
So far the specific causes of the disease or the official date of the death have not been revealed.
Although Rihanna has not issued public statements, means such as TMZ They published images of their younger brother, Rajad Fenty, leaving the Cedars-Sinai hospital last May 28.
It is speculated that the artist was also inside the vehicle parked outside the medical center.
The death occurs at a significant time for Rihanna, who recently confirmed who waits for his third child next to the rapper to $ Ap Rocky, which adds an emotional dimension to this stage of your life.
A complicated relationship with your daughter
The relationship between Ronald Fenty and the singer have been widely documented, marked by personal and legal conflicts. Ronald, originally from Barbados, faced addiction problems that affected Rihanna’s childhood.
In past interviews for different media such as Rolling Stone and The Guardian, The singer has reported episodes of violence and domestic abuse that left their mark on their emotional development.
In 2012, during a conversation with Oprah Winfrey, Rihanna talked openly about her forgiveness process: He learned to separate his father’s figure from his actions.
“I loved him as he was. And that was difficult to accept, but necessary to heal,” he confessed then.
The legal battle for the last name “Fenty”
In 2019, Rihanna sued her father for using her last name to promote her company Fenty Entertainment. According to judicial documents, Ronald would have tried to close millionaire agreements using his daughter’s name without authorization.
The singer requested that he be forbidden to continue exploiting the name Fenty for commercial purposes.
The case was dismissed in 2021, And although the terms were not made public, it was interpreted as an attempt by Rihanna to closed the legal chapter.
Moments of reconciliation
Despite the distance, there were attempts to approach. During the pandemic, Ronald contracted COVID-19 and, as reported Page Six, Rihanna supported him financially and even sent him a respirator.
Although his relationship was always complex, relative to the family mentioned that the artist expressed in private: “It doesn’t matter what happened, my dad is still.”
Ronald Fenty’s departure could represent an emotional turning point for Rihanna. Its common story is a mixture of pain, learning and second opportunities.
Although fame and success have accompanied the artist for years, this moment confronts her with an intimate loss that, like so many others in her life, has been deeply human.
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