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Rihanna's Grandmother Dies: Singer Mourns 'Gran Gran' Dolly Via Twitter

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Rihanna is mourning the loss of her grandmother Clara "Dolly" Braithwaite, who has died following a battle with cancer, Contact Music reports. The R&B superstar expressed her grief via Twitter, offering a possible explanation for the disastrous performance she gave Saturday (June 30) at the Peace & Love Festival in Sweden.

"Goodbye #grangranDolly get your beauty rest until I see you," Rihanna tweeted, adding, "#grangranDolly that is all."

Ri went on to post a series of instagram tribute photos, and following a condolence tweet from Chris Brown's mother and manager, Joyce Hawkins, the Bajan beauty sent some love right back to her ex's mom.

"@mombreezy thank you!" Rihanna tweeted. "Love You Angel."

News of Dolly's passing surfaced after Rihanna angered fans in Sweden by taking the stage 45 minutes late and mistakenly dedicating a cover of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" to Norway. Figuring she was drunk, some concertgoers even walked out.

That she seemed distracted is, in hindsight, not surprising: Rihanna was famously close to her grandmother, and last month, she spent Father's Day visiting Dolly in her New York hospital room. Afterward, she tweeted a series of photos and wrote, "My heart smiled and cried all at once."


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jmotherdear

R.I.P BRIBRI, GRANMOM. STAY STRONG. SHE IS STILL WATCHING YOU AND PRAYING FOR YOU. LOVE YOU. THE WILLIAMS AND KELLEY AND RUSSELLE FAMILY.

July 03 2012 at 2:26 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
lagik

am sure granny was proud of her granddaughter as most are!

July 03 2012 at 1:12 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
skimsoco76

Mine died 2 yrs ago at the age of 92........... why didn't that make national news???

July 03 2012 at 12:49 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
God,s child

May God give you and your family strength in your hour of grief Rihanna !
Your Gran Gran is resting in Jesus . My grandmother passed away over 40 years ago and I am still not over it ! I miss her so much , but I know I will see her again on the other side ! There is nothing like a grandmothers love !

Weeping may endure for a night , but joy cometh in the morning .

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keeniisite

wonder if gram got to see all the air humping crap she does on stage to make up for no talent. sick and tired of this female. we all suffer loss. of course who would think this exhibitionist could keep anything private.

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Mariah D

Ignore the cold hearted here. sometimes Grandparents or grandparent are so very precious and special, patient and loving. You may not realize your loss, till they're gone.

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