Rihanna's father, Ronald Fenty, reportedly dead at 70
Fenty, who battled an unnamed brief illness, reportedly passed away in Los Angeles.
Ronald Fenty, Rihanna's father, has passed away at age 70. The news was first reported by Starcom Network, a Barbados-based outlet, and later confirmed by People magazine. According to Starcom, Fenty died in Los Angeles following a brief illness. Details surrounding his official cause of death and the exact date have not yet been disclosed.
Sources close to the family told Starcom that Fenty's loved ones were by his side around the time of his passing. Photos published by TMZ show Rihanna's younger brother, Rajad Fenty, arriving at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on May 28, with reports that Rihanna was also present in the vehicle. Representatives for the singer have not commented publicly on the matter as of Saturday, May 31.
Born Robyn Rihanna Fenty in 1988, Rihanna is the daughter of Ronald Fenty and Monica Braithwaite. The Grammy-winning artist and beauty mogul is currently pregnant with her third child with rapper A$AP Rocky. The couple is already parents to sons RZA, 2, and Riot, 1. Alongside Rihanna and Rajad, Ronald Fenty was also the father to Rorrey Fenty and three children from previous relationships—Samantha, Kandy, and Jamie.
While Rihanna's rise to global stardom has often been linked to her Caribbean roots and family legacy, her relationship with her father has been notably complex. In 2009, after the singer was assaulted by then-boyfriend Chris Brown, Fenty spoke to the media about the incident without Rihanna's permission—an action she later addressed in an interview with Vogue, calling it 'really strange.'
'You grow up with your father, you know him, you are a part of him, for goodness' sakes,' she said at the time, per Billboard. 'And then he does something so bizarre that I can't begin to wrap my mind around it.'
Despite tensions, Rihanna shared in a 2012 interview with Oprah that she and her father had taken steps to rebuild their relationship. However, strains resurfaced in 2019 when she filed a lawsuit accusing Fenty of using her name and brand without authorization. According to the complaint, he launched a company named Fenty Entertainment and misrepresented himself as her manager to secure business deals. Rihanna later dropped the lawsuit in 2021, just weeks before it was set to go to trial.
Ronald Fenty's passing comes during a transformative time for the Fenty mogul as she prepares to welcome her third child into the world. The star has yet to publicly comment on her father's reported passing.
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Kollie, Liberia Manal Aboujtila, Libya Katrin Eggenberger, Liechtenstein Deimile Soares, Lithuania Sophie-Anne Schaul, Luxembourg Mireille Ramampandrison, Madagascar Jacqueline Nhlema, Malawi Harpreet Bhal, Malaysia Widhadh Waheed, Maldives Binthily Youma Macalou, Mali Michelle Muscat, Malta Claret ChongGum, Marshall Islands Habibata Cissé, Mauritania Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Mauritius Yolanda Sánchez, Mexico Drinnette James, Micronesia (Federated States of) Annabelle Jaeger-Seydoux, Monaco Amrita Gerelt-od, Mongolia Milica Markovic, Montenegro Touria El Glaoui, Morocco Maria Honoria da Silva Mocambique, Mozambique Ei Han, Myanmar Tisha Haushona, Namibia Angelina Waqa, Nauru Sahana Vajracharya, Nepal Andrea B. Maier, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Alexia Hilbertidou, New Zealand Kathia Salazar, Nicaragua Alassane Soumana Roukayatou, Niger Eyitola St. Matthew-Daniel, Nigeria Matea Kocevska, North Macedonia Alliance Niyigena, Norway Ruby Saharan, Oman Mariam Zaidi, Pakistan Dee Raya Antonio, Palau Nadia Hazem, Palestine Trishna Nagrani, Panama Jenny Namana, Papua New Guinea Emilie Seitz, Paraguay Gigi Caballero, Peru Andrea Mikaella Geronimo, Philippines Elvira Eevr Djaltchinova-Malec, Poland Sandra Fankhauser, Portugal Dr. Asmaa Alfadala, Qatar Sylvia Shin, Republic of Korea Dana Muntean, Republic of Moldova Carina Schuster, Romania Ashley Dudarenok, Russian Federation Bonita Mutoni, Rwanda Vicia Woods, Saint Kitts and Nevis Sheridin Jones, Saint Lucia Rianka Chance, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Faauiga Maiava Onosai Sauiluma, Samoa Martina Mattioli, San Marino Katy Nascimento, Sao Tome and Principe Asma Alsharif, Saudi Arabia Korka Dieng, Senegal Teodora Cosic, Serbia Beverly Dick, Seychelles Sylvia Conteh, Sierra Leone Cheng Ying (Monica), Singapore Lucia Kupcova, Slovakia Ksenia Juvan, Slovenia Sharon Inone, Solomon Islands Amran Abocar, Somalia Kim August, South Africa Josephine Albino, South Sudan Alejandra Costales Richards, Spain Suba Umathevan, Sri Lanka Tahani Karrar, Sudan Radhiya Ebermann-Joval, Suriname Sabinije von Gaffke, Sweden Martina Fuchs, Switzerland Stephanie Ghazi, Syrian Arab Republic Zarina Khasanova, Tajikistan Ratih Paramitha, Thailand Dália Kiakilir, Timor-Leste Isbath Esther Ali, Togo Ofa gé, Tonga Alexa Chin Pang, Trinidad and Tobago Aya Chebbi, Tunisia Guelistan Fuchs, Türkiye Aylar Babayeva, Turkmenistan Lilly Teafa, Tuvalu Jovia Kisaakye, Uganda Kateryna Krasnozhon, Ukraine Suaad Al Shamsi, United Arab Emirates Melissa Monique, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Flaviana Matata, United Republic of Tanzania Kenzi Kachi Maduka, United States of America Camila Bentancur, Uruguay Muldir Khayitova, Uzbekistan Adrina J L Abel, Vanuatu Boglarka Sztancs, Vatican City Sophia Santi Guevara, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Yip Thy Diep Ta, Viet Nam Wadha Abdullah Mohsin, Yemen Suwilanji Nachula, Zambia Rosheen Ngorima, Zimbabwe ABOUT THE FREQUENCY SCHOOL: The Frequency School is a pioneering global initiative designed to harness the transformative power of music for the holistic development of people around the world, focusing on the mind, body, and spirit. Through services like music therapy, education, and performance, we empower individuals to lead balanced, healthy, and fulfilling lives. The approach integrates the latest in sound therapy with traditional wellness practices to support the whole person. It was launched by Maejor, Martina Fuchs, Kingsley M, Brandon Lee, and Aaron Dawson at the renowned international boarding school Aiglon College in Switzerland in 2024. 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