Died at the age of 51 - Mourning for Forest Whitaker's ex-wife Keisha
Actress Keisha Nash (1972-2023), who was married to Hollywood star Forest Whitaker (62) from 1996 to 2018, has died at the age of 51. Whitaker and Nash's daughter, True Whitaker, confirmed her mother's death in an Instagram story she shared on Thursday. A cause of death was not initially made public.
Daughter says goodbye
"Farewell mom. I love you forever and beyond," wrote 25-year-old True to a black and white photo of her mother. "The most beautiful woman in the world... Thank you for teaching me everything I know. I will see you in my dreams and I will feel you in my heart."
Forest Whitaker and Keisha Nash met in 1994
According to Deadline, Forest Whitaker and Keisha Nash are said to have met on the set of the 1994 film "Explosive - Blown Away". She is said to have been cast as the girlfriend of Whitaker's character. In an interview with "Essence" in 2020, Nash said she had seen Whitaker in "A Rage in Harlem" (1991) before the two met. "I immediately thought Forest had a gentle soul and a good spirit," she said at the time.
Whitaker proposed to the actress and producer a year after they met. Keisha Nash and he finally married in 1996 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. In addition to their daughter True, they also have a daughter together, Sonnet Noel (27). They also brought a child into the marriage from previous relationships: he had a son named Ocean (33) and she had daughter Autumn (32).
The Whitakers' marriage broke up in 2018
Forest Whitaker filed for divorce from Keisha Nash in December 2018 after 22 years of marriage. According to US media reports at the time, he cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the separation in his petition.
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- Following her daughter's Instagram post, there was an outpouring of mourning for Keisha Nash among her numerous social media followers.
- Forest Whitaker, who has a prominent career in Hollywood, was left heartbroken after the death of his former wife, who passed away at the age of 51.
- Before they tied the knot in 1996, the actor Forest Whitaker and Keisha Nash, a talented actress and producer, had first crossed paths on the set of the film "Explosive - Blown Away" in 1994.
- Although their marriage ended in 2018, the renowned actor Forest Whitaker still cherishes the memories he shared with his ex-wife Keisha Nash, who died at a relatively young age.
Source: www.stern.de
