After a long and complicated history, Rihanna‘s father Ronald Fenty has reportedly passed away at age 70.
The Umbrella songstress, 37, has long been open about how her father’s crack and alcohol addictions cast a dark shadow over her childhood.
She has said that her dad’s substance abuse issues lead to explosive fights between her parents that sometimes turned physical – and that he once ‘slapped her’ so hard in the face when she was only seven years old that it left a ‘handprint’ on her cheek.
His drug problems also meant Rihanna’s mom had to work overtime to provide for her family, forcing Rihanna to step up and take care of her two younger brothers when she was little.
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