Keisha Nash-Whitaker, Ex-Wife Of Actor Forest Whitaker, Passes Away At 51

Keisha Nash-Whitaker passed away during the week of Dec. 3. The former couple's daughter True confirmed her mother’s passing on Instagram.

Keisha Nash-Whitaker, ex-wife of acclaimed actor Forest Whitaker, died at age 51 during the week of Dec. 3. According to Deadline, no cause of death has been shared. Still, rumors persist of her reportedly struggling for years with the eating disorder anorexia. The couple’s daughter, True Whitaker, confirmed her mother’s passing in an emotional Instagram post-Thursday Dec. 7, calling Nash-Whitaker “the most beautiful woman in the world.”

A source close to the family revealed that Nash-Whitaker had been admitted to the hospital numerous times over the last few months for intestinal issues stemming from her eating disorder, with her years-long battle with anorexia ultimately taking her life earlier this week, Daily Mail reported. Whitaker is “taking her death really hard,” the source said. The outlet noted that it has reached out to a representative for Whitaker for a comment, and a coroner still has to confirm the producer’s cause of death.

“Keisha battled anorexia for years. Forest stayed by her side during those difficult times, but the following year, he filed for divorce in 2015,” the insider close to the family disclosed.

Nash-Whitaker, an actress, model, and producer, the entrepreneur appeared in Proud in 2004 and later produced the film Kassim the Dream in 2008, reported Deadline.

Nash-Whitaker and Whitaker, 62, wed in 1996 before divorcing in 2018. They were married for over two decades and had two daughters together – 25-year-old True and 27-year-old Sonnet– and four children total.

True mourned the loss of her mother on social media, writing in her tribute, “You loved me no matter what. I miss you so much, mommy. I’m so heartbroken.” She called Nash-Whitaker “the light of my life” and said, “I know your soul has found freedom.”

True and Sonnet have been left grieving their mother, who they remember as a profoundly loving, beautiful light in their lives.

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