'Terrible Nightmare': Comedian Rickey Smiley Shares Tear-Filled Video After His Son Brandon’s Sudden Death

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Rickey Smiley is getting real about the unfathomable pain he feels following the death of Brandon Smiley.

As we previously reported, the 54-year-old comedian revealed on Sunday that his 32-year-old son died that morning. A cause of death has not been released at the time.

Undoubtedly, Rickey and his loved ones are beyond heartbroken right now. A day after Brandon’s passing, the father opened up about how their family has been doing in an emotional video posted on Instagram.

With tears in his eyes, he expressed in the clip: Becoming choked up, The Rickey Smiley For Real star took a moment to collect himself before continuing his message. Related: Southern Charm Star Olivia Flower’s Brother Dead At 32 He shared that his mother has been rocked by Brandon’s death, especially since she texted her grandson just “maybe two hours” before he passed away: Speaking about how the tragedy affected him, Rickey said he did not cry when he first heard the news due to “shock.” But now that he’s had a second to start processing what happened, he said it feels like “somebody stomping on my chest and it’s just non-stop.” He added: He went on to lament how he “wasn’t perfect” but did everything he could for his children over the years, saying: While Rickey and his mom are reeling right now, he noted Brandon’s death has been very difficult on his 21-year-old son Malik: Our hearts break for the Smiley family right now.