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Ronald Fenty, Rihanna’s father, dies at 70 following brief illness

Family members have gathered in Los Angeles to support each other

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Overview

  • Ronald Fenty died in Los Angeles on May 31 at age 70 after a brief illness and no official cause of death has been released.
  • Rihanna has not publicly addressed her father’s passing.
  • The singer and her father had a tumultuous relationship marked by his struggles with substance abuse and a 2019 lawsuit over the use of her name.
  • Rihanna is pregnant with her third child by partner A$AP Rocky.
  • Surviving family members, including mother Monica Braithwaite and siblings Rajad, Rorrey, Kandy, Samantha and Jamie Fenty, were by his side in California.