What do you do when your heartbeat dies her speeches and love for her son are unmeasurable. Why do the greatest example of love in our world have such pain and love God so much? I think that doesn’t feel good when we see somebody that loves so much the child one and only gone. Suicide is the great killer of all that is love. Watching the Squid game tells you everything you need to know about money it is worthless in the end no matter how much you got. We need to pray for this God-fearing woman she has given so much to and in her work and she has given her only begotten son not by her own will but by God will rest in peace Ian Alexander, I hope the pain you were feeling is gone. I Know your mom knows no pain like this one and she will never be the same again. Before Ian came, and after he left this world will be forever changed Regina we need to pray for this Queen her spirit will need a lot of support to keep her faith. A quote comes to my mind every time I think of Bill Cosby losing a child Bill Cosby said it best I want to thank God for giving me the chance to know my son first. What do you gain if you gain the whole world and you lose your soul nothing stays Stronge Regina? Life will go on but the pain will never go away. Mr. and Mrs. Brown Loss their son at 25 years old to Sickle Cell and Keith Brown was my best friend I visited his grave every year for 25 until 58 years and until Covid 19 and I lost my other Best friend to that horrible Virus Bryant Pines was my best friend from 5 years old 58 years old. So the loss of loved ones is something we have to deal with and Like Squid, game money doesn’t fix anything. God be with her family. So rich people and poor people have the same problem one has everything and does not have peace and poor people have nothing and want everything and don’t have peace. I could not write about this story without the ted talks listen and learning is all we have.
The loss of a child is the worst pain a parent can have so please pray for the family. Regina King is a wonderful person.
Ian Alexander Jr. was King’s only child, whom she shared with her ex-husband, record producer Ian Alexander Sr.
Regina King‘s son Ian Alexander Jr. has died by suicide, PEOPLE confirms. His 26th birthday was Wednesday.
“Our family is devastated at the deepest level by the loss of Ian,” King says in a statement sent to PEOPLE. “He is such a bright light who cared so deeply about the happiness of others. Our family asks for respectful consideration during this private time. Thank you.”
He was King’s only child, whom she shared with her ex-husband, record producer Ian Alexander Sr.
Following in his father’s musical footsteps, Ian was a deejay. King previously told PEOPLE that he was “an amazing young man.”
Despite her growing success as an actor and director, King said at the time that Ian was her biggest source of pride. After separating from Ian’s father in 2007 after nine years of marriage, King admitted being a single parent wasn’t always easy, but that nothing is stronger than her love for her son.
“You don’t know what unconditional love is. You may say you do, but if you don’t have a child, you don’t know what that is,” she explained at the time. “When you experience it, it’s the most fulfilling [thing] ever.”
In honor of his mom’s 50th birthday last year, Ian paid tribute to the multi-hyphenate on Instagram, writing: “Happy birthday to my co, so extremely proud of you and inspired by your love, artistry, and gangsta! To be able to watch you take this lifetime by its neck and make it yours is something I will forever be grateful for.”
He continued, “But to have you as my mother is the greatest gift I could ask for. To be all that you are while always having the time to be there, love, and support me unconditionally is truly remarkable. The whole marvel universe ain’t got s— on you, your the real superhero! Love you, mom! This day and every day YO DAY!!”
The pair also has matching tattoos, which read “unconditional love” in Aramaic — his on his shoulder and hers on her arm.
“We were taking Kabbalah classes,” King said of the ink on The View in 2017. “He said, let’s choose three [designs] each and not tell each other which ones they are and whichever one is matching, that’s the one we’re going to get tattooed — and we both chose unconditional love.”
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Ian has often also accompanied his mom on red carpets, including in 2019 when he called her “super mom” while at the Golden Globes.
“She’s just a super mom,” he told E! News. “She doesn’t really let bad workdays or anything come back and ruin the time that we have. It’s really awesome to have a mother who I can enjoy spending time with.”
At the time, King said Ian made her “happier than anything in the whole world.”
LoveBScott was the first to report the news of Ian’s death.
If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 or go to
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