Rihanna's Father Ron Fenty Dies at Age 70: Reports

Rihanna has suffered a devastating family tragedy.

The singer has opened up over the years about her conflicted relationship with her dad, Ron Fenty.

Fenty and Rihanna's mom split up when the singer was a teen, and Rihanna was vocal about some public ups and downs with her father over the years.

Ron Fenty has now passed away at the age of 70.

People confirmed on May 31 that Fenty had died after Starcom Network first reported it. That site reported that Fenty had died after a "brief illness" in Los Angeles in the early morning hours of May 31. The official cause of death was not released.

"Family members have gathered in California," after his death, the site reported.

Rihanna's brother, Rajad Fenty, "was photographed arriving at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center," on May 28, TMZ reported, adding that Rihanna was "also in the car." The singer is currently pregnant.

Rihanna is from a blended family. According to TMZ, Ron Fenty and her mom, Monica Braithwaite, had three kids together: Rihanna, Rajad, and Rorrey. According to People, Ron Fenty had three other kids from other relationships, Samantha, Kandy, and Jamie, Rihanna's half-siblings.

The relationship was troubled over the years.

(L-R) Ronald Fenty, singer Rihanna and Rajad Fenty arrive at The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

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In 2011, Rihanna opened up to Vogue about her dad allegedly turning his back on her "for cash," Billboard reported.

“It really makes me question what I have become to my father. Like, what do I even mean to him? …..It’s really strange," she told Vogue, in an excerpt preserved by Billboard. 

"That’s the only word I can think of to describe it, because you grow up with your father, you know him, you are a part of him, for goodness’ sakes!" Rihanna told Vogue. "And then he does something so bizarre that I can’t begin to wrap my mind around it. You hear the horror stories about people going behind people’s backs and doing strange things, but you always think, Not my family. My father would never do that to me.”

In 2019, Rihanna filed a lawsuit that accused her dad of "exploiting her name in what she says are his own million-dollar business deals," USA Today reported.

Rihanna's full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty.

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