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In an affectional video, comedian Rickey Smiley candidly spoke astir his grief pursuing his lad Brandon Smiley's death, sharing that it feels similar "somebody is stomping connected my chest."
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Rickey Smiley is reeling from the death of his 32-year-old son, Brandon Smiley.
The comedian opened up astir his grief successful an affectional video precocious posted connected Instagram. In the 11-minute clip, which was filmed a time aft Brandon's passing, Rickey candidly shared how "the sadness is mounting in" connected himself and the remainder of the household successful the aftermath of the tragic loss.
"I consciousness atrocious for my different kids," helium bemoaned. "My kids are confused. They don't cognize what to do."
Rickey continued, "I conscionable ne'er thought I would beryllium a subordinate of an enactment wherever you person to hide your kids. It's a unspeakable nightmare."
Explaining however helium initially didn't outcry owed to "shock," the 54-year-old went connected to picture his emotions arsenic "somebody stomping connected my thorax and it's conscionable non-stop."
"Tears are coming down your eyes but you ain't crying," Rickey said. "And past you crying and ain't nary tears coming down your eyes."
The Rickey Smiley For Real star said that portion his parent is shaken implicit Brandon's death—having texted him conscionable hours earlier helium died—the calamity deed his youngest son Malik the hardest.
"He got his ain issues," Rickey explained of the 21-year-old. "He's warring to enactment live due to the fact that he's dealing with a lot, dealing with slump and anxiety."
Elsewhere successful the video, Rickey lamented however helium "wasn't perfect," but gave it his each erstwhile it came to parenting his children. "I didn't play nary games," helium said arsenic helium held backmost his tears. "I conscionable tried to beryllium the champion dada I could be. That's all. It is what it is."
A memorial for Brandon has been scheduled for Feb. 4. It volition beryllium held successful Rickey's hometown of Birmingham, Ala.
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Since Brandon's passing, the comic has been leaning connected his faith. As helium wrote connected Instagram Jan. 31, "Even successful the midst of your darkest hour, #God is inactive good. God gave maine truthful galore bully years with my son… I don't person thing to kick about. If you deliberation you've having a atrocious day, springiness God immoderate praise."
He added successful an accompanying video, "I americium surely blessed."
A origin of decease for Brandon has not been made public. He is survived by friends and family, including his daughter Storm, 3, his mom Brenda, and sisters D'Essence, 25, Taylor, 22, and Aaryn, 21.
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