Rihanna has suffered a devastating family tragedy. The singer has opened up over the years about her conflicted relationship with her dad, Ron Fenty. Fenty and Rihanna's mom split up when the singer was a teen,

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley posted on Instagram on Saturday that Rihanna's father Ronald Fenty passed away, praising him as a "son of Barbadian soil, whose life story reflected the resilience and spirt of our nation."

Ronald Fenty, the father of Rihanna, has reportedly died at the age of 70. Fenty passed away following a brief illness, according to Starcom Network News, a radio station based in Rihanna's native Barbados.