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The post featured a photo of King, 51, sitting with her late son and smiling for the camera at the 2019 American Music Awards in Los Angeles.
“I am lifting and holding you up. LOVE you @ReginaKing and I am so sorry 🙏🏿❤️❤️❤️,” Davis wrote in the caption.
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Ian was King’s only child, whom she shared with her ex-husband, record producer Ian Alexander Sr.
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Other celebrities have alsooffered their condolencesto King and her family, includingReal Housewives of AtlantaalumCynthia Bailey, comedian Loni Love, actorJosh Gad, and actressMarlee Matlin.
King’s227costar Jackée Harry told PEOPLE in a statement Saturday that she was “completely stunned and overwhelmed with sadness” in the wake of the news.
“The only peace I can find in this is knowing that Regina has a strong group of family and friends propping her up,” said Harry, 65. “That’s what we can do for her — surround her with an abundance of love.”
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King and her sonrang in the new yeartogether with a virtualappearanceon CNN’sNew Year’s Eve Livealongside the star’s “bonus son” Brandon.
“Twenty years, we’re all together, this whole family of people are together because of these two and their lives together that brought us together. And we drink in the spirit of inclusivity too,” she said at the time, to which Ian added, “And progress.”
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source: people.com
