Wiki Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Ronald Fenty is best known for being the father of multi-award-winning artist and global singing sensation, Rihanna.
- Controversial, troubled and outspoken, Ronald has made headlines quite a few times with some controversial comments he made about his famous daughter.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Ronald was born on August 16, 1954, in the Caribbean country of Barbados. Fenty is of Irish and Barbadian heritage and has naturally green eyes, which have been linked to his European ancestry.
- Fenty has six children with different women and has spoken very openly about his early days as a serial womanizer. He married Monica Braithwaite, Rihanna’s mother, and had three children with her, Rihanna, Rajad, and Rorrey, before they divorced in 2002 after being married for 14 years.
Other Children :
- Ronald’s other children, Kandy, Jaime, and Samantha, were conceived years before he met and eventually married Monica.
- Kandy was raised in Barbados and lived with her grandparents. Her mother and Ronald were never an official couple but had a short fling that led to her conception.
- Jaime and Samantha were also the products of a casual relationship Ronald had with their mother. Ronald did not meet his other three children until years after their birth.
Drug Issues :
- During his marriage to Monica, Ronald struggled with a serious addiction to cocaine that caused his health and mental state to deteriorate rapidly.
- According to Rihanna, Ronald would try to buy drugs from street corners and get into massive arguments with her mother because he was leaving drugs around his young children.
- As the situation worsened, Ronald began to steal even food money just to buy drugs and left Rihanna with no choice but to care for her younger siblings since their mother was busy working full-time to support the family.
Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth :
- Given his history with drugs and poor decision-making, Ronald has not had a very illustrious career.
- He has spent most of his life switching between different menial jobs, including selling and designing clothes, working as a supervisor for a warehouse, and as a chef in Canada.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- As his daughter Rihanna became more famous, Ronald’s home became a target for tourists hoping to get a glimpse into Rihanna’s personal life.
- Fed up by the harassment, Rihanna decided to buy him a house in Barbados worth 1.8 million dollars in 2016 so that he could live in peace and not fear for his safety regularly.
- During her infamous relationship with Hollywood troublemaker Chris Brown, Ronald became close friends with him. He even received massive amounts of criticism for seemingly defending Brown after he allegedly assaulted her daughter & left her badly injured and bruised.
- Fenty has also made headlines for making insensitive comments about his daughter’s weight and has been accused of trying to capitalize on Rihanna’s success by sharing lies about the singer to various media outlets as well as trying to share sensitive information about her without her permission.