Forest Whitaker’s ex-wife Keisha Whitaker dead at 51: Their daughter confirms tragic news in heartbreaking post calling her ‘the most beautiful woman in the world’
Keisha Whitaker, the ex-wife of actor Forest Whitaker, has died at the age of 51.
The former couple’s 25-year-old daughter Tree Whitaker confirmed the tragic news on her Instagram account, posting photos of her mother to her Stories on Thursday.
‘Goodbye, mommy. I love you forever and beyond,” Tree wrote on her Stories over a 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 feel you in my heart.”
It’s unclear how Keisha got through.
DailyMail.com has contacted Whitaker’s rep for comment.
Keisha Whitaker, who was married to actor Forest Whitaker for 20 years, has died at the age of 51.
The former couple’s 25-year-old daughter, Tree Whitaker, confirmed the tragic news on her Instagram account.
Keisha was married to Forest for 20 years and they have two daughters, True and Sonnet. She also has a daughter, Autumn, from a previous relationship, and he has a son, Ocean, from another relationship.
They married in 1996 in Jamaica before he eventually filed for divorce in 2018, citing irreconcilable differences.
The couple met in 1994 on the set of the film Gone with the Wind.
Speaking about her husband, she previously told Ebony: “I saw him in ‘A Harlem Rage,'” she said, according to the report. Essence.
“I immediately thought that Forest had a gentle soul and a kind spirit.”