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The Irish Sun
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Rihanna's dad Ronald Fenty's cause of death revealed after his sudden death aged 70
RIHANNA'S dad Ronald Fenty died from a series of devastating health complications, it has been revealed. The 70-year-old passed away on May 30 after a 'brief illness'. Advertisement 6 Ronald passed away aged 70 after a brief illness Credit: Coleman-Rayner 6 His cause of death has now been revealed Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 6 An insider revealed how Rihanna's been going through an emotional roller-coaster Credit: Getty But a death certificate obtained by Additional contributing causes included acute renal failure and acute tubular necrosis, indicating severe kidney damage. Ronald died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, and news of his passing has left the pop superstar — currently pregnant with her third child — heartbroken. An insider told the Advertisement Read more on Rihanna 'Being pregnant and dealing with ASAP's legal woes have been an emotional roller coaster for her the last few months, and to add to it all, her dad was getting sick, and it started to become too much. 'As much as you realize that something like this is occurring, it is still completely heartbreaking and that is where she is right now.' Despite years of ups and downs, the source said the dad and daughter found peace in Ronald's final days. 'She has forgiven her father and, in death, they got back to a loving father and daughter relationship,' they added. Advertisement Most read in Celebrity Rihanna was reportedly by her dad's side at the hospital when he died. Her partner A$AP Rocky Rihanna reveals she's pregnant and expecting third child with partner A$AP Rocky at Met Gala Rihanna and Ronald's relationship was complex and often turbulent. In 2009, she revealed the two hadn't spoken in over a year after he 'embarrassed' her while on tour. Advertisement She said at the time: 'He disrespected some people on the bus and I didn't like that, so I kind of just let him go back home.' The pop icon also expressed disappointment after her dad gave media interviews in the wake of her assault by then-boyfriend Chris Brown. 'He kind of did something that was really upsetting. He turned his back on me and went to the media,' she said. In 2019, the singer sued her father for using the Fenty name to promote his company. Advertisement But she dropped the lawsuit two years later, reportedly reaching a settlement. Ronald, who battled addiction for years, was once kicked off Rihanna's tour bus in 2008 for drunken behaviour, and later booted from her Diamond Ball in 2014 after falling over drunk on the red carpet. Despite these struggles, Rihanna supported him through a $58,000 rehab program in Malibu and even bought him a house in Barbados. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ronald revealed that Rihanna checked in on him daily and even sent him a ventilator after he tested positive for the virus. Advertisement 'I thought I was going to die to be honest. I have to say, I love you so much, Robyn,' he told The Sun in 2020. By 2022, the two were on better terms. Ronald told Page Six he was 'ecstatic' to learn his daughter was expecting her first child with A$AP Rocky. 'I'm so happy that I jumped for joy. I'm still so excited,' he said. Advertisement 'She's going to be a good mom.' Ronald shared Rihanna, along with sons Rajad and Rorrey, with his ex-wife Monica Braithwaite. He also had three other children — Kandy, Samantha, and Jamie — from previous relationships. 6 The singer previously paid for her dad's rehab stint Credit: Instagram Advertisement 6 Ronald, Rihanna and Rajad Fenty arrive at the Grammys in 2012 Credit: Getty 6 Boyfriend A$AP Rocky rushed to be by RiRi's side after her dad's passing Credit: Splash
Daily Mail
31-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Rihanna's father dead at 70: Ronald Fenty 'passes in LA following illness'
Rihanna 's father Ronald Fenty has reportedly passed away at age 70. TMZ has reported that Fenty died in Los Angeles following an illness. Starcomm Network, a radio station in Rihanna's native Barbados, has also reported Ronald's death, adding that family members are now in California. has contacted representatives for Rihanna for comment. Rihanna has had a tumultuous relationship with her father which saw them become embroiled in legal woes at one point. Ronald has battled addiction to crack cocaine in the past and has long been a heavy drinker. Rihanna told Oprah that as a child she witnessed her father physically abuse her mother, once breaking her nose. Then in 2008 Ronald was sent home from her North American tour following his drunken behavior on her tour bus. Ronald has said that Rihanna then froze him out for two years before they reconciled. In 2013 the singer quietly put Ronald through a $58,000 Malibu rehab program to save him from jail after he was arrested during a visit to California. But in in 2014 Ronald was thrown out of her Diamond Ball after embarrassing his daughter by getting drunk and falling over on the red carpet. He left California without seeing his daughter on that trip, although the two later reconciled once more.
