{"id":123866,"date":"2024-03-14T17:16:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T17:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/14\/regina-king-opens-up-about-son-ians-death-gets-emotional\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T17:16:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T17:16:16","slug":"regina-king-opens-up-about-son-ians-death-gets-emotional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/14\/regina-king-opens-up-about-son-ians-death-gets-emotional\/","title":{"rendered":"Regina King Opens Up About Son Ian&#8217;s Death, Gets Emotional"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-91bf255a96f2f71ea5977625a76f47e0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-42fc7a82-a721-4e9e-8f03-303e2274a07e-1389569567-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-42fc7a82-a721-4e9e-8f03-303e2274a07e-1389569567-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/19\/16by9\/2024\/03\/14\/199851b44881430fb3b306dfa9faa8ba_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">ABC<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-91bf255a96f2f71ea5977625a76f47e0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5484d8269d8063e2209048f6b47689c2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/regina-king\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Regina King<\/strong><\/a> is lastly opening up about her son <strong>Ian<\/strong>&#8216;s suicide &#8230; saying by tears she respects his option to take his personal life and referring to her personal expertise with grief.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5484d8269d8063e2209048f6b47689c2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-47b45be37abe24d298573a65f7e58aa4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The actress\/director sat down for an interview on &#8220;Good Morning America&#8221; the place she delved into Ian&#8217;s tragic 2022 demise &#8230; and touched on her tough journey within the aftermath.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-47b45be37abe24d298573a65f7e58aa4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-25aa092424828ac0ef7711481e2052d8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20220122_3062a74c16d049eaa3e08d17b346388c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:525b751b-4438-4687-a198-f5f5208096a4\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/30\/4by3\/2022\/01\/22\/3062a74c16d049eaa3e08d17b346388c_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"regina king Ian Alexander\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-25aa092424828ac0ef7711481e2052d8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1742cb4622c52e02f20fac5167db4c44\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>RK says she thinks of grief as love with out anyplace to go, and she or he&#8217;s making an attempt to have a good time her son for all the things he&#8217;s &#8212; she even makes use of the current tense as a result of she says Ian is all the time together with her. King provides she hasn&#8217;t actually had time to easily sit with Ian&#8217;s resolution &#8230; which she says she understands &#8212; as a result of it is clear to her he did not wish to be right here anymore.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1742cb4622c52e02f20fac5167db4c44--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-66c570f26d449376789ba15adcb9a2f7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20220122_b789f3c3dd6345769ffd88a3ff69027b\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:525b751b-4438-4687-a198-f5f5208096a4\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b7\/4by3\/2022\/01\/22\/b789f3c3dd6345769ffd88a3ff69027b_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"regina king Ian Alexander\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-66c570f26d449376789ba15adcb9a2f7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-08eb7640a5d63860c825fd0fcacacb89\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Regina says her favourite a part of herself was being Ian&#8217;s mother, and finally she merely has to respect the journey regardless of additionally asking herself questions on what she probably may&#8217;ve carried out higher as a father or mother.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-08eb7640a5d63860c825fd0fcacacb89--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-76fea29c3bf560a0b3e5c214c04291da\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As we reported &#8230; Ian Alexander Jr. &#8212; the one son of King and her ex-husband <strong>Ian Alexander Sr.<\/strong> &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/01\/22\/regina-kings-son-dead-26-suicide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>took his life<\/strong><\/a> again in January 2022 on his twenty sixth birthday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-76fea29c3bf560a0b3e5c214c04291da--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0a449ac0556ea8327fa247ec3842a1c5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0a449ac0556ea8327fa247ec3842a1c5--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0b02da07d2412c9a9a128af4d177401e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>At the time, Regina stated, &#8220;Our household is devastated on the deepest degree by the lack of Ian. He is such a shiny gentle who cared so deeply in regards to the happiness of others. Our household asks for respectful consideration throughout this non-public time. Thank you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0b02da07d2412c9a9a128af4d177401e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-66e4950b92c6b565f58c3bf85db8a126\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-66e4950b92c6b565f58c3bf85db8a126--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-022063287b544e792bf2866de9694075\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Ian was a daily visitor of Regina on the crimson carpet, even calling King a &#8220;Super Mom&#8221; on the 2019 Golden Globes crimson carpet and posting a heartfelt tribute to her on her fiftieth birthday in 2021.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-022063287b544e792bf2866de9694075--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5b4729138271358f0ea7785f3a304562\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-instagram-media-block canvas-instagram-media-block-permalink canvas-instagram-media-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-5b4729138271358f0ea7785f3a304562-1280287980-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting to your permission to load the Instagram Media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5b4729138271358f0ea7785f3a304562--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7d4b7a9ec9f14d9123bfee897752868e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>It appears Regina is taking the subsequent huge step in her journey &#8230; though Ian is clearly by no means removed from her thoughts.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7d4b7a9ec9f14d9123bfee897752868e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ff5b1e5b6b7852b0f32c256475b1060f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><em>If you or somebody you already know is struggling or in disaster, assist is on the market. 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