Dr. Dre’s son found dead
Andre “Dr. Dre” Romelle Young lost his son, Andre Romelle Jr (20), this week end.
The rapper’s son had come home at around 5:30am Saturday morning after a night out with friends. He was discovered unresponsive in his bed at 10:30am by his mother, Jenita Porter. She dialed 911 and paramedics tried to revive him but they were unsuccessful. Andre Jr was pronounced dead at the scene.
An autopsy has been performed on the corpse but it couldn’t confirm the cause of death. A toxicology report has been ordered and it could take up to six weeks before the results come out. Although the causes are still unclear, the coroner does not suspect foul play.
Dre’s rep issued a statement today: ”Dr Dre is mourning the loss of his son. Please respect his family’s grief and privacy at this time.”
Andre Jr was in the middle of a custody fight back in 1990, when his mother sued Dre for 5 000$ a month child support that he refused to pay. Remember when he was with N.W.A. making all this money from gangster rap, along with Eazy E and Ice Cube? Yet he agreed to pay only 500$ a month. Besides that, he fathered another child, Curtis “Hood Surgeon” Young, who he only got to know when the kid turned 12 years old. What a deadbeat dad. Hopefully he will spend much more time with his children from now on.
My heart goes to Jenita more than Dre.