Oscar winner Forest Whitaker mourns the death of his ex-wife Keisha Nash. The couple’s daughter confirmed her mother’s death on Instagram. Nash was only 51 years old.
Hollywood star Forest Whitaker mourns the loss of his ex-wife Keisha Nash. She died at the age of 51. Whitaker and Nash were married from 1996 to 2018 and have two daughters together. Younger daughter True Whitaker confirmed her mother’s death in an Instagram Story she shared on Thursday.
“Farewell, mom. I love you forever and beyond,” the 25-year-old wrote alongside a black and white photo of her mother. “The most beautiful woman in the world… Thank you for teaching me everything I know. I will see you in my dreams and I will feel you in my heart.” A cause of death was not initially made public. Keisha Nash has had repeated health problems in recent years and battled anorexia.
Forest Whitaker and Keisha Nash met in 1994
Forest Whitaker and Keisha Nash met on the set of the 1994 film Blown Away. Nash, who worked as a model and actress, played Whitaker’s girlfriend in the film. In a 2020 interview with Essence magazine, Nash said she saw Whitaker in “A Rage in Harlem” (1991) before the two met: “I immediately thought Forest had a gentle soul and a good spirit.”
Whitaker proposed to her a year after they met. Keisha Nash and he finally married in 1996 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. In addition to daughter True, the two also have daughter Sonnet Noel. Both also brought a child into the marriage from previous relationships, he a son named Ocean and she a daughter named Autumn.
In December 2018, Forest Whitaker filed for divorce from Keisha Nash after 22 years of marriage. According to US media, in his application he cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for separation.
Source: Stern
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