US Rapper Fetty Wap in Mourning after Death of Young Daughter Lauren Maxwell
- The news about Fetty Wap's daughter's death was revealed by her mother on social media on Sunday
- In a touching post, Turquoise urged her fans to send some love to her deceased child through a message
- Reports indicate the child might have died back in June, but the family chose to keep the news private
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Famous US rapper Fetty Wap and his family are mourning the loss of his daughter Lauren Maxwell.
Source: Instagram
The young girl is believed to have died at the tender age of four, but word on the exact cause of death is still unknown.
The news of her demise was shared by the late's mother Turquoise Miami, on Instagram, who shared a GIF of Lauren swimming with a touching caption.
She wrote:
"This is my amazing, beautiful, funny, vibrant, loving, talented, smart and hardheaded princess mermaid Aquarius. If you see this post scrolling by with her comment or just say to yourself “I love you LAUREN ”because they say that souls can feel your love #rip."
According to Daily Mail, Fetty, born Willie Junior Maxwell, has six kids with five different women. Lauren is the fifth child.
According to People, while the news was just revealed, the young one is believed to have passed away in late June.
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The rapper did a show earlier in Miami and dedicated it to the little one with a message and photo on his Instagram.
Daily Mail also reports Turquoise once complained about Fetty failing to pay child support for Lauren for about two years.
This also happens to be the second loss in a year in Fetty's life after losing his brother in October 2020, which affected him greatly.
Saginaw Grant dies
In more tragic news, Briefly News earlier reported the demise of The Lone Ranger and Breaking Bad actor Saginaw Grant at the age of 85.
The Native American character actor is reported to have passed away peacefully of natural causes on July 28, according to his publicist Lani Carmichael - as reported by CNN.
In a statement on his Facebook page, the late's publicist described him as the hereditary chief and medicine man of the Sac & Fox tribe, who loved travelling the world and sharing his traditions.
The thespian started acting late in life and was also a jewellery maker and also an artist.
He is survived by a daughter, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and also his adopted son and daughter.
He is best known for his roles as Chief Big Bear in the 2013 Film The Lone Ranger and his appearance on Breaking Bad's episode Ozymandias.
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