Rickey Smiley’s Son Brandon Dead At 32

Comedian Rickey Smiley announced the death of his oldest son, Brandon Smiley, on Sunday.

A devastated Rickey in an orange Nike hoodie, beige bucket hat and sunglasses appeared in an Instagram video with the words “My son passed away” typed.

“I just had bad news this morning,” he began. “I’m on my way to the airport to get to Birmingham. Just want everybody to pray for me…pray for our family. My son, Brandon Smiley, has passed away this morning. I’m about to go get on a flight and try to get to Birmingham.”

Rickey asked for people to pray for him and his family, including Brandon’s mother, Brenda, his siblings and his 3-year-old daughter, Storm. He admitted to viewers that he was struggling to “think straight.” He apologized to viewers for announcing bad news.

He wrote in the caption, “I lost my oldest son #BrandonSmiley this morning. I’m okay, but please pray for my son’s mother Brenda, his siblings and his daughter Storm.”

Following the announcement of the  32-year-old’s demise, Rickey continued posting videos and photos of his offspring. In one video, Brandon could be seen with a mask explaining that “when you’re a daddy, you’re a daddy for life,” proudly claiming he’s a “daddy’s boy.”

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Rickey tweeted how much he was hurting after learning of his son’s death.

“Never in my life I’ve felt this kind of pain and grief..I don’t see how people survive this,” he posted on Twitter.

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Many celebrity friends offered prayers and condolences to The Rickey Smiley Show host and his family.

“Love you Rickey & praying for your family,” actress and talk show host Sherri Shepherd commented under a post with a picture of the Smiley family.

“I’m so sorry friend,” singer Tamar Braxton wrote.

“I’m praying my brother,” gospel singer Travis Greene commented.

Born Feb. 9, 1990, Brandon followed his father’s footsteps and pursued comedy, which Rickey has fully supported.

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No cause of death was revealed.