{"id":177075,"date":"2025-06-26T19:48:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T19:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/ronald-fenty-cause-of-death-revealed-rihannas-father-passes-away-at-70\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T19:48:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T19:48:59","slug":"ronald-fenty-cause-of-death-revealed-rihannas-father-passes-away-at-70","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/ronald-fenty-cause-of-death-revealed-rihannas-father-passes-away-at-70\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronald Fenty Cause of Death Revealed: Rihanna&#8217;s Father Passes Away at 70"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Last month, we reported that Rihanna\u2019s father, Ronald Fenty, had died.<\/p>\n<p>He was just 70 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Ronald passed away at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles in late May. At first, the cause of his death was unclear, but now, a medical examiner\u2019s report has provided greater detail.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1724\" height=\"1097\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-460341424-scaled-e1748715574727.jpg\" alt=\"Ronald Fenty and Monica Braithwaite attend The Inaugural Diamond Ball presented by Rihanna and The Clara Lionel Foundation at The Vineyard on December 11, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.\" class=\"wp-image-526787 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-460341424-scaled-e1748715574727.jpg 1724w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-460341424-scaled-e1748715574727-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-460341424-scaled-e1748715574727-1024x652.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-460341424-scaled-e1748715574727-768x489.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-460341424-scaled-e1748715574727-960x611.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-460341424-scaled-e1748715574727-1080x687.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-460341424-scaled-e1748715574727-1200x764.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-460341424-scaled-e1748715574727.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ronald Fenty and Monica Braithwaite attend The Inaugural Diamond Ball presented by Rihanna and The Clara Lionel Foundation at The Vineyard on December 11, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jason Merritt\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ronald-fenty-reportedly-passed-away-after-a-long-illness\">Ronald Fenty reportedly passed away after a long illness<\/h2>\n<p>According to documents obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/06\/26\/rihanna-father-ronald-fenty-cause-of-death-released\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a>, Fenty passed away of complications from pancreatic cancer and aspiration pneumonia, a bacterial lung infection.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of his death, sources said that Fenty had been \u201cbattling an illness,\u201d and his loved ones had braced themselves for the worst possible outcome.<\/p>\n<p>Along with brother Rorrey, Rihanna and Rajad are products of Ronald\u2019s marriage to Monica Braithwaite.<\/p>\n<p>The singer also has three half-siblings from her father\u2019s previous relationships.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1204749631-750x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Robyn Rihanna Fenty and Linda Fargo celebrate the launch of FENTY at Bergdorf Goodman at Bergdorf Goodman on February 07, 2020 in New York City.\" class=\"wp-image-526788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1204749631-750x1024.jpg 750w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1204749631-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1204749631-768x1049.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1204749631-1500x2048.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1204749631-703x960.jpg 703w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1204749631-791x1080.jpg 791w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1204749631-879x1200.jpg 879w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1204749631-scaled.jpg 1875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1204749631-750x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Robyn Rihanna Fenty and Linda Fargo celebrate the launch of FENTY at Bergdorf Goodman at Bergdorf Goodman on February 07, 2020 in New York City.\" class=\"wp-image-526788 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1204749631-750x1024.jpg 750w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1204749631-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1204749631-768x1049.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1204749631-1500x2048.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1204749631-703x960.jpg 703w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1204749631-791x1080.jpg 791w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1204749631-879x1200.jpg 879w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1204749631-scaled.jpg 1875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1204749631-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Robyn Rihanna Fenty and Linda Fargo celebrate the launch of FENTY at Bergdorf Goodman at Bergdorf Goodman on February 07, 2020 in New York City.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images for Bergdorf Goodman)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-ups-and-downs-of-ronald-and-rihanna-s-relationship\">The ups and downs of Ronald and Rihanna\u2019s relationship<\/h2>\n<p>The relationship between Rihanna and her father was not always an easy one.<\/p>\n<p>Father and daughter were frequently estranged, and she addressed the situation in multiple interviews over the years.<\/p>\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2022\/05\/chris-brown-to-rihanna-congrats-on-becoming-a-mom-do-you-still-h\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rihanna was assaulted by Chris Brown<\/a> in 2009, Ronald spoke to the media about the incident, a move that she later criticized:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou grow up with your father, you know him, you are a part of him, for goodness\u2019 sakes!\u201d Rihanna said in an interview with <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/rihanna-discusses-fathers-betrayal-pressures-of-being-a-role-model-472503\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Billboard<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then he does something so bizarre that I can\u2019t begin to wrap my mind around it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2150383882-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rihanna attends her immersive beauty event in honor of Fenty Beauty's newest product launch, Soft'lit Naturally Luminous Longwear Foundation at 7th Street Studios on April 26, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-526789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2150383882-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2150383882-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2150383882-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2150383882-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2150383882-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2150383882-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2150383882-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2150383882-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rihanna attends her immersive beauty event in honor of Fenty Beauty's newest product launch, Soft'lit Naturally Luminous Longwear Foundation at 7th Street Studios on April 26, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-526789 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2150383882-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2150383882-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2150383882-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2150383882-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2150383882-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2150383882-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2150383882-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2150383882-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rihanna attends her immersive beauty event in honor of Fenty Beauty\u2019s newest product launch, Soft\u2019lit Naturally Luminous Longwear Foundation at 7th Street Studios on April 26, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rihanna later told Oprah that she had \u201crepaired\u201d her relationship with Ronald, but they were at odds again a year later, when <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/rihanna-dad-dead-ronald-fenty-dies-at-70-following-brief-illness-11745979\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rihanna sued Ronald<\/a> for allegedly exploiting her name for financial gain.<\/p>\n<p>These days, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/05\/rihanna-pregnant-with-baby-3-check-out-her-baby-bump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rihanna is pregnant with her third child<\/a> by fellow musician A$AP Rocky.<\/p>\n<p>TMZ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2023\/02\/19\/rihanna-father-baby-halftime-show-super-bowl-girl-asap-rocky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> that Ronald was \u201cover the moon\u201d about the news of Rihanna\u2019s second child, another indication that the two had reconciled in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Rihanna has not yet spoken publicly about her father\u2019s passing.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts go out to Ronald\u2019s loved ones during this enormously difficult time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/06\/ronald-fenty-cause-of-death-rihannas-father-passes-away-at-70\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Last month, we reported that Rihanna\u2019s father, Ronald Fenty, had died. He was just 70 years old. Ronald passed away at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles in late May. At first, the cause of his death was unclear, but now, a medical examiner\u2019s report has provided greater detail. 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