Forest Whitaker’s ex-wife and the mother to their two daughters, Keisha Whitaker, has died at the age of 51.
Their daughter True confirmed the news by sharing a tribute to her mother on her Instagram Story early Thursday morning.
“Goodbye mommy. I love you 4ever and beyond,” True, 25, wrote over a throwback photo of Keisha.
“The most beautiful woman in the world,” she continued.
“Thank you for teaching me every single thing I know. I’ll see you in my dreams and I’ll feel you in my heart.”
True’s words were followed by two more old photos of Keisha, with the latter accompanied by Donny Hathaway’s song, “A Song for You,” which includes lyrics, “There’s no one more important to me.”
It’s not yet clear how Keisha died.
Pvnew was unable to reach Forest’s representative for comment.
He was married to Keisha for 22 years after playing her love interest in 1994’s “Blown Away.”
They tied the knot in 1996 in Jamaica and brought two daughters into the world: True and Sonnet. They each have a child from a previous relationship as well.
After 22 years of marriage, Forest filed for divorce in 2018, citing “irreconcilable differences.”
Keisha was an actress and producer and founded her own cosmetics line, Kissable Couture.
“I’ve always been very ambitious,” she told O, The Oprah Magazine in 2008 about her work.
“When my kids were younger, I tried to start a clothing line for children.”
“But you have to be really committed to a new business, and at that time I was more focused on being a mother.”
She added, “Now, with Forest’s success and my kids being older, I can set and achieve higher goals.”
Last year, True had nothing but praises to sing for her mom in an interview with The Post.
“My mom has put a lot of her energy into me. She’s very outgoing, very funny … I feel like the comedic side of me has been perpetuated by my mom,” she noted
“My dad is funny too, but he’s a little more quiet in public spaces. My mom is always on 10, in a good way.”
