Rihanna’s Father, Ronald Fenty Cause of Death Revealed

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - DECEMBER 14: Ronald Fenty attends the Wayke Up fundraiser at Sofitel Hotel on December 14, 2014 in West Hollywood, California.
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Ronald Fenty, Rihanna’s father, cause of death has been revealed. 

According to reports, Fenty passed away from acute respiratory failure, pancreatic cancer, and aspiration pneumonia, also known as a bacterial lung infection, according to his death certificate. 

He also had extensive kidney damage at the time of his death. Fenty died last month at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. It’s no secret that Rihanna and her father didn’t have the best relationship and that they were estranged for a long time before reconciling. 

In February 2023, Ronald Fenty expressed his excitement about being a grandfather again. He stated that he was “over the moon” that Rihanna and her rapper boyfriend A$AP Rocky were expecting their second child together and that he was excited to be a part of the baby’s life. 

We will continue to keep the Fenty family in our thoughts and prayers.