Big Sean has said he is struggling to accept the death of his ex-girlfriend Naya Rivera, who drowned in Lake Piru earlier this month.
the Joy The actor’s body was found on the lake in California five days after his disappearance.
Authorities had been searching the area since July 8 when the 33-year-old rented a pontoon with her four-year-old son. The boy told police that he pushed him back into the boat before disappearing below the surface.
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In his first comments on the subject since Rivera’s death, rapper Big Sean shared an Instagram post that describes Rivera as a “hero” for saving his son and making people “feel self-confident and keep upright and proud. “
He added: “I appreciate and appreciate everything that happened between us for making me wiser and a better person. I’m still grieving and in shock, I can’t believe this is real. “
Big Sean and Rivera started dating in 2013 after meeting on Twitter. Rivera told him Access Hollywood At the time: “I had followed him and he sent me a little message like ‘I’m a fan.’ We went to dinner and the rest is history.”
The couple collaborated on Rivera’s 2013 debut single “Sorry” and got engaged that same year, before separating in April 2014.
Rivera married Ryan Dorsey later that year. Before their 2018 divorce, the couple had a child together, the same child who was found on the ship on July 8.
Big Sean, meanwhile, had relationships with Ariana Grande and Jhené Aiko and, shortly after separating from Rivera, released a song called “I Don’t F *** With You”, which included lyrics that included: “Everyday I wake up celebrating “s ***, why? Because I just dodged a crazy crazy bullet. “
The rapper then said Complex that her breakup with Rivera inspired these lyrics but stated that “they did not come from a bitter place at all.”
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