Melissa Etheridge’s son Beckett with ex-partner Julie Cypher has died. He was 21.
“We’re unhappy to tell you that Melissa’s son Beckett handed away and there is not going to be a Concert events From Dwelling present right this moment. – #TeamME,” the musician’s Twitter account posted on Wednesday.
No reason for demise was disclosed. Etheridge has been internet hosting Fb Reside singalongs since mid-March.
“We are able to, sadly, affirm the information is true,” Etheridge’s reps stated in an e-mail to The Submit, including that they “don’t have an extra assertion at the moment.”
The “Come to My Window” singer met Cypher in 1986 on the set of the video for her single, “Convey Me Some Water.” On the time, Cypher was married to actor Lou Diamond Phillips, however they cut up in 1990 and she or he went on to have daughter Bailey, 23, and Beckett with the Grammy winner. They revealed that their sperm donor was musician David Crosby.
“I don't imagine that my kids will probably be wanting in any means as a result of they didn’t have a father within the house each single day,” Etheridge stated in an interview on “60 Minutes” in 2000. “What they've within the house is 2 loving dad and mom. I believe that places them forward of the sport.”
Later that yr, the pair cut up, and Etheridge began courting actress Tammy Lynn Michaels. In 2006, Michaels gave start to twins Johnnie Rose and Steven Miller by way of an nameless sperm donor.
The couple separated in 2010 and Etheridge wed “Nurse Jackie” co-creator Lina Wallem in 2014.
Earlier than welcoming Bailey and Beckett, Etheridge spoke to The Advocate about wanting kids.
“I believe that the extra homosexual dad and mom elevate good, robust, compassionate individuals, the higher the world will probably be,” she stated.
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