Brandon Smiley Wiki, Biography
Comedian Rickey Smiley recently took to Instagram to announce that his eldest son, Brandon Smiley, has passed away. The reason for his death is unknown. Since then, netizens have taken to social media to share their condolences with the family.
While returning to his hometown, Rickey Smiley took to his official Instagram account and told his 3.8 million followers that his son had passed away. He wrote in the caption:
I lost my oldest son #BrandonSmiley this morning. I’m fine, but please pray for the mother of my son, Brenda, her siblings, and her daughter Storm.”
In the video, The Rickey Smiley Show host shared:
“I just want everyone to pray for me, pray for our family. My son, Brandon Smiley passed away this morning. I’m about to catch a flight and try to get to Birmingham. Lord have mercy, Jesus.”
Although he did not mention the reason for his son’s death, Rickey Smiley stated:
“Now I see what my grandfather went through and why he felt the way he felt. My grandfather went through this with my dad and somehow, here I am going through the same thing that my grandparents went through. So please pray for our family.”
Brandon Smiley was 32 years old at the time of his death.
How many children does Rickey Smiley have?
The 54-year-old is the father of five children. His biological children are D’Essence Elizabeth, 25, Malik and Aaryn Smiley, both 21, and Brandon.
He also adopted Craig Smiley.
Rickey Smiley has not divulged much information about the mother of her children in the past and what led to his split with her.
Announcing Brandon’s death, Rickey mentioned that the former is survived by his mother Brenda. In an interview with Pierre Edwards on the Panic Room podcast, Rickey revealed that he was married to Brenda for 12 years. When asked about his wife, he shared that she didn’t cheat on him, but added that he was a “different kind of guy.”
Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time Rickey’s family has suffered tragedy. Her daughter Aaryn was the victim of a random act of gun violence in Houston, Texas in July 2020. She was going to a restaurant with her boyfriend when an assailant opened fire.
After the incident, Aaryn revealed on social media:
“The fact that the bullets that went through my legs were armored rifle bullets made to go through anything (how they went through the car) but the one that would have hit me in the head was not that kind and ended up lodged in the car. . Words can’t describe how grateful I am to be alive, text me now.”
Since then it has been understood that his daughter recovered from the injury.
Netizens take to social media to share their condolences with Rickey Smiley’s family
Various celebrities and fans flooded Rickey’s comment section with messages of condolences and shared their support for him. Some comments online say:
Brandon Smiley is also survived by his girlfriend and the mother of his son, Brooke Antonette.
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