Ian Alexander Jr, the only child of the Oscar-winning actor and director Regina King, has died.
King shared Alexander with her former husband, the record producer Ian Alexander Sr. The two divorced in 2007 after 10 years of marriage.
Bernice King, chief executive of the Martin Luther King Jr Center for Nonviolent Change and daughter of the civil rights campaigner, wrote: “Praying for Regina King.
“Our family is devastated at the deepest level by the loss of Ian,” a statement shared by a spokesman for King said.