Rihanna’s father, Ronald Fenty, has reportedly died. He was 70.
Ronald allegedly had a quick sickness and died in Los Angeles on Saturday, Could 31, in accordance with TMZ and Starcom Community. (Starcom owns a sequence of radio stations in Barbados, the place Ronald and his household are from.)
Rihanna, 37, has not publicly addressed her father’s reported loss of life. Us Weekly has reached out for remark.
The “Diamonds” singer (actual identify Robyn Fenty) is likely one of the youngsters of Ronald and ex-wife Monica Braithwaite.
“I’m a Black girl. I got here from a Black girl, who got here from a Black girl, who got here from a Black girl and I’m going to present beginning to a Black girl. It’s a no brainer. That’s who I’m. It’s the core of who I’m in spirit and DNA,” Rihanna beforehand advised Essence in 2019 of her relationship along with her mother. “My mom [showed me] the right way to combat by way of obstacles in life. I’m certain her mother taught her that and that’s how I’m going to be. We’re impeccable, we’re particular, and the world goes to should take care of that.”
Regardless of a close-knit bond along with her mother, Rihanna had a collection of ups and downs with Ronald. In 2019, she sued her father and claimed he capitalized on her enterprise empire. (Rihanna alleged that his Fenty Administration expertise agency profited off her personal Fenty Magnificence line and different trademarked eponymous ventures.)
“She is? Suing me? Why would she sue me? It’s my identify!” he advised OK! on the time, denying his daughter’s claims. “She’s by no means going to sue me — I’ll should combat it!”
Rihanna in the end filed to dismiss the lawsuit in September 2021.
Rihanna and ASAP Rocky’s whole world shifted after changing into mother and father. “It’s all the things. You actually don’t keep in mind life earlier than, that’s the craziest factor ever,” Rihanna gushed to British Vogue in a February 2023 cowl story. “You actually attempt to keep in mind it — and there are images of my life earlier than – however the feeling, the wishes, […]
Along with Rihanna, Ronald is survived by his different youngsters Kandy, Samantha, Jamie, Rorrey, Rajad and a number of grandchildren. Rihanna, for her half, shares sons RZA and Riot Rose with accomplice ASAP Rocky, with one other child on the best way.
“After I bought the information, I used to be so excited,” Ronald advised TMZ in February 2024, referring to the second the pop star confirmed she was anticipating her second little one throughout her Tremendous Bowl efficiency. “I simply hope they may have 10 fingers and 10 toes. I’m in search of a woman. Have already got two grandsons [so I’m] in search of a granddaughter now.”
Ronald additional gushed that Rocky, now 36, is “a really cool individual.”
“I like him. “I feel he’s going to be an incredible dad,” Ronald added on the time. “I do know she’s going to be an incredible mother. She’s so completely satisfied. She was all the time speaking about having a toddler — she was saying, ‘[I want] multiple [kid],’ then she mentioned, ‘Possibly multiple’ after which she mentioned, ‘Three. I wish to have three.’”
