Comedian Rickey Smiley Mourns His Oldest Son Brandon’s Death At 32
Comedian Rickey Smiley is in mourning the death of his oldest son, comic Brandon Smiley.
Rickey took to Instagram on Sunday morning to share the tragic news with his followers, explaining in a heartbreaking video, “I just had bad news this morning.”
“I’m on the way to the airport to get to Birmingham. I just want everybody to pray for me, pray for our family,” Rickey said in a video. “My son, Brandon Smiley, has passed away this morning.”
Rickey asked those watching to pray specifically for Brandon’s mother, and his siblings.
“Now I see what my granddaddy went through and why he felt the way he felt,” Rickey said. “My granddaddy went through this s**t with my dad and somehow, here I am going through the same thing my grandparents went through. So just pray for our family.”
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Rickey took to Instagram on Sunday morning to share the tragic news with his followers, explaining in a heartbreaking video, “I just had bad news this morning.”
“I’m on the way to the airport to get to Birmingham. I just want everybody to pray for me, pray for our family,” Rickey said in a video. “My son, Brandon Smiley, has passed away this morning.”
Rickey asked those watching to pray specifically for Brandon’s mother, and his siblings.
“Now I see what my granddaddy went through and why he felt the way he felt,” Rickey said. “My granddaddy went through this s**t with my dad and somehow, here I am going through the same thing my grandparents went through. So just pray for our family.”
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- 1/30/2023
- by Sarah Curran
- ET Canada
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