There’s no pain greater than losing a child. Our hearts go out to these celebrities who’ve lost a child.
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Prince and his wife at the time, backup singer Mayte Garcia, had a son born in 1996 with Pfeiffer Syndrome—a condition that prevents the skull from growing properly. Their son died only a week after his birthday — a fact Prince and Garcia tried to hide from the media for as long as possible.
Source: Eonline.com
Cosby’s character on “The Cosby Show” has plenty of children, which reflects the actor’s real life. With his wife Camille Cosby, Bill Cosby has five children. The couple’s only son, Ennis Cosby, was killed when he was 27 years old in an attempted robbery.
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Stallone’s son, actor Sage Moonblood Stallone, was found dead in his Hollywood apartment at age 36. At first, it was believed the actor died of a drug overdose but later it was revealed he died of a heart attack.
Source: Cnn.com
Actor Farrow has 14 adopted and biological children, but she suffered the loss of two children. Farrow’s daughter Lark Previn died in 2008 after suffering from AIDS-related pneumonia. This wasn’t Farrow’s first loss though. Eight years earlier, her adopted daughter died of heart failure.
Source: Theguardian.com
Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston lost their son, Jett, when the boy was 16 from autism-related seizures. During one such seizure Jett hit his head on a bathtub and died.
Source: Dailymail.co.uk
Clapton’s music might soothe your soul but it probably wasn’t enough to soothe his when he lost his son, Conor Clapton, who fell at age 4 from the 49th story window of a condominium in New York City. Typically, highrises in New York must have window guards, but condominiums were exempt from the rule. Clapton’s song in Conor’s memory, “Tears In Heaven,” is considered one of the saddest in the world.
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The actress’ son, Richard Meeker Jr., died of an accidental gunshot wound, by his own gun, when he was just 24 years old.
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The “Melrose Place” actress had a son named Michael Tylo J.R. with her now ex husband, Michael Tylo. At age 19, Tylo J.R. was found dead in a swimming pool. An autopsy concluded he’d died from a seizure.
Source: People.com
The lead vocalist of Mötley Crüe found out his daughter Skylar Neil had kidney cancer when she was just 4 years old. After several surgeries, the girl died four months after her diagnosis.
Source: People.com
Reeves experienced a lot of heartbreak in one of his first significant relationships. In 1999, Reeves’ girlfriend at the time, actress and production assistant Jennifer Syme, hoped to welcome a baby girl into the world, but Syme gave birth to a stillborn child. The following year, Syme died in a car accident.
Source: People.com
