Celebrities who faced an unimaginable loss
Keanu Reeves, Prince, John Travolta, Joe Biden, Sylvester Stallone, Eric Clapton, Dr. Dre, Mike Tyson are just some of the celebrities in the world who lost their children prematurely.
Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez had one of the worst experiences of any parent this Easter. They lost one of their newborn babies. The famous couple shared the news in an emotional post, and in these difficult times, they asked for privacy. Ronaldo and Georgina are not the only celebrities to have faced this most painful experience.
Keanu Reeves
Keanu was in a happy relationship with Jennifer Syme, and her pregnancy was the crown of their love. However, instead of happiness, the parents experienced great pain: their daughter Ava Archer Syme-Reeves was born dead. The tragic news shocked the whole world, and a few months later, his partner lost her life in a car accident. The actor never recovered from this tragedy.
Prince
The famous musician had a son in 1996, who died a few weeks later due to a rare hereditary disease. It was Pfeiffer's syndrome - a disease that affects the growth and shape of bones. The boy's name was Amiir and they fed him through pipes every day.
John Travolta
John Travolta was facing unimaginable pain when his son Jett, then 16, passed away in 2009. The actor was on a family vacation with children and wife Kelly Preston, who died in 2020, in the Bahamas. Jett suffered a choking attack in a hotel room and hit his head on the bathtub and died. By the way, John's son was suffering from Kawasaki syndrome, a disease that affects the arteries, which was discovered in 2003. He has been in poor health since he was two, and he was diagnosed with autism and asthma.
Sylvester Stallone
Action hero Sylvester Stallone has idyllic life since 1997 with his third wife, former model Jennifer Flavin, and they have four daughters. But in 2012, he was going through the worst moments of his life when his son Sage, whom he had with photographer Sasha Czack, from whom he divorced in 1985, passed away. Sage died at the age of 36 on July 13, 2012, in his Los Angeles apartment from a heart attack caused by atherosclerosis. The actor then asked the public and the media to respect his pain and give him the peace he needed.
'No pain is stronger than when a parent loses a child. So I ask people to show respect for the memory of my talented son and sympathize with the love of his mother Sasha. This painful loss will stay with us for the rest of our lives. Sage was our firstborn child and the center of our universe, and I humbly ask you not to disturb the memory of my son, ' he said in a statement. Sage played the role of Sylvester's son Robert as a 14-year-old in the movie 'Rocky 5', and the action hero and his first wife Sasha got now 42-year-old Seargeohe, who is still an actor.
