The 51-year-old Academy Award winner makes her first public outing since Ian's death at an awards ceremony during the Filming Italy Festival in Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy.
- Jun 13, 2022
AceShowbiz - Regina King has returned to the red carpet. More than four months after his son Ian Alexander Jr.'s death, "The Harder They Fall" actress made an appearance at an awards ceremony during the Filming Italy Festival in Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy.
For the event, the 51-year-old wore a sleeveless white top and matching leg slit skirt. The Academy Award winner completed her radiant look with a pair of matching colored high heels and a Louis Vuitton purse.
This marked Regina's first public outing since Ian's death in January. When announcing her son's tragic passing, she said in a statement to the press, "Our family is devastated at the deepest level by the loss of Ian... He is such a bright light who cared so deeply about the happiness of others. Our family asks for respectful consideration during this private time. Thank you."
Ian committed suicide a few days after he made alarming post on Twitter. "You know that episode of SpongeBob where they go inside his brain and it's a bunch of mini spongebobs just losing their s**t.....yea that one really hits home," he wrote in one of his last tweets.
The deejay, who is Regina's only child shared with her ex-husband Ian Alexander Sr., also admitted that Instagram is not good for his mental health. "I don't think instagram is healthy for me," he penned in a separate post.
Ian would sometimes appear on red carpet with Regina. When attending the 2019 Golden Globe Awards together, he reflected on having the "One Night in Miami…" director as his mother. "Usually people will ask me, 'What's it like having Regina King be your mother,' " he told E! News. "She's just a super mom, really. She doesn't really let bad work days or anything come back and ruin the time that we have, so it's really awesome to have a mother that...I can enjoy spending time with and all that."
Regina, meanwhile, gushed that Ian was someone who "makes me happier than anything in the whole world." She was an avid supporter of her son's music career, calling herself a "proud mom" on Instagram after he released his debut single in April 2021.
