Sebastian Kidder, up-and-coming musician and stepson of WWE’s Ric Flair, dies by suicide

Sebastian Kidder, the stepson of WWE fable Ric Flair, has reportedly died by suicide. He was 24.

Kidder’s parent and Flair’s 5th wife, Wendy Barlow, confirmed her son’s Saturday death by gunshot wound astatine their Georgia location to TMZ.

“I americium devastated and shocked,” she told the outlet. “This is an epidemic with your young men. And intelligence health…”

The up-and-coming musician’s decease comes astir a period aft Flair announced connected societal media that helium and Barlow were splitting up aft “13 large years,” starting erstwhile Kidder was a teen. Flair besides encouraged his stepson’s euphony career, Newsweek reported.

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Wendy Barlow and Ric Flair be a hoops crippled betwixt the Los Angeles Lakers and the New Orleans Pelicans astatine Staples Center connected February 25, 2020 successful Los Angeles, California. (Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)

In announcing their split, Flair thanked Barlow for lasting by him during his 2017 wellness scare, but said they had “decided to portion ways respectfully,” helium posted. “We some are moving connected antithetic projects astatine the existent clip & it becomes hard with my docket & her docket to marque this work. I privation her the champion of luck with her projects, and I cognize that she supports mine!”

Flair had been hospitalized successful captious condition successful August 2017 with aggregate organ problems, Barlow said astatine the time. He underwent surgery and aboriginal admitted the root of his problems had been alcoholism. The retired WWE prima had not yet commented publically connected his stepson’s decease by Sunday evening.

Kidder was besides an actor, with appearances successful respective movie and tv projects that included a childhood impermanent spot connected “The Walking Dead.”

Just hours earlier his death, Kidder had posted two photos of him successful a dimly lit room, successful 1 of them strumming a guitar. There were nary comments oregon captions with either image.

“There are nary words to explicit the pain I americium feeling from the nonaccomplishment of my Baby,” she wrote. “Mommy Loves you.”