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December 22, 2018 – 12:02 am
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Latifah Muhammad
He was 43.
Gabe Solis, the ex-husband of Trina Braxton, lost his battle with cancer, Thursday (Dec. 20), TMZ reports. He was 43.
Solis passed away at his home in Texas, surrounded by friends and family, according to the outlet. No official details have been released about his passing.
Solis had reportedly been keeping his cancer battle private. His death came as a shock to his loved ones. On Friday (Dec. 21), Braxton seemingly mourned the loss of her ex-husband with a cryptic Instagram meme reading, “I need a hug..E bottle of wine.”
The former couple tied the knot in 2003, and appeared together on previous seasons of WEtv’s Braxton Family Values. Despite finalizing their divorce in 2015, Braxton and Solis confronted lingering issues from their marriage during an episode of Iyanla: Fix My Life, earlier in the year.
Braxton has since moved on to a new relationship, but remained friends with Solis.
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