Actor-filmmaker
Regina
King's
only
son
Ian
Alexander
Jr
died
by
suicide,
According
to
the
reports,
Ian
Alexander
Jr
had
turned
26
on
Wednesday.
"Our
family
is
devastated
at
the
deepest
level
by
the
loss
of
Ian," Regina
King
said
in
an
official
statement
that
was
sent
to
People
Magazine.
"He
is
such
a
bright
light
who
cared
so
deeply
about
the
happiness
of
others.
Our
family
asks
for
respectful
consideration
during
this
private
time.
Thank
you," Regina
King
added
in
her
statement.
Ian
Alexander
Jr
was
the
only
song
of
the
actor-filmmaker
and
her
ex-husband,
record
producer
Ian
Alexander
Sr.
Ian
Alexander
Jr
followed
his
father's
footsteps
and
has
been
pursuing
a
career
as
a
musician
and
DJ.
He
had
accompanied
mother
Regina
King
very
often
to
the
red
carpet
events.
Earlier
during
the
Golden
Globes
2019,
Ian
had
spoken
to
E!
News
about
his
mother.
"She's
just
a
super
mom.
She
doesn't
really
let
bad
work
days
or
anything
come
back
and
ruin
the
time
that
we
have.
It's
really
awesome
to
have
a
mother
who
I
can
enjoy
spending
time
with,"
said
Ian.
Despite
being
a
successful
actor
and
director,
Regina
King
has
always
considered
her
son
Ian
Alexander
Jr
as
her
biggest
pride.
"You
don't
know
what
unconditional
love
is.
You
may
say
you
do,
but
if
you
don't
have
a
child,
you
don't
know
what
that
is.
When
you
experience
it,
it's
the
most
fulfilling
thing
ever,"
she
said
in
an
earlier
interview.
The
mother-son
duo
had
got
matching
tattoos,
that
meant
'unconditional
love' in
Aramaic.