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Ronald Fenty, the father of global music icon Rihanna, has passed away at the age of 70.
According to a source with direct knowledge, Fenty died in Los Angeles following a battle with an undisclosed illness.
On Wednesday, Rihanna’s younger brother, Rajad Fenty, was seen arriving at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Sources confirm that Rihanna was also present, though not visible in the photograph.
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Ronald and Rihanna shared a complicated relationship over the years. The two were estranged for an extended period but eventually reconciled.
In February 2023, Ronald expressed his excitement about Rihanna and her partner, A$AP Rocky, expecting another child. He had shared his eagerness to be part of the baby’s life.
Ronald Fenty had three children—Rihanna, Rajad, and Rorrey—with his ex-wife, Monica Braithwaite. The couple separated in 2002, around the time Rihanna’s music career began to rise.
In other news, Former Hollywood power broker, Harvey Weinstein, has been moved out of maximum security prison, Rikers, to Bellevue Hospital.
Weinstein’s pleas to get out of the “hell hole” was granted by State Supreme Court Judge Paul Goetz, as he won a legal victory in his rape and sexual assault retrial in Manhattan.
He will now stay at the Kips Bay hospital until the conclusion of the trial.
“To not do so could lead to exacerbation of and further serious medical conditions, and possibly death,” Goetz explained about his decision.
Meanwhile, dozens more people were screened as potential jurors for Weinstein’s rape retrial on Thursday.
But selection has ended for this week with several slots yet to be filled. Selection will resume on Monday.
The panel started taking shape Wednesday, when five women and four men were picked for the redo of the landmark #MeToo-era trial.
