Michael Jai White’s oldest son has died of COVID-19 at age 38

Over the weekend, actor, director and martial artist Michael Jai White (Spawn, Black dynamite, Arrow) confirmed that his eldest son had died of COVID-19 at the age of 38. an interview with VLAD TV, the 53-year-old actor has revealed that his son, father of 6, died “a few months ago” after a long hospital stay.

White further confirmed that his son had not been vaccinated for the virus. “In the end, when he got sick and went to the hospital, COVID was waiting for him… It was the coup de grace,” he told VLAD.

In the interview, White also noted that he and his son “grew up at the same time” as the actor was only 15 when his son was born. White is the father of five other children and also has stepchildren through his wife Gillian Iliana Waters, whom he married in July 2015; the couple appeared on OWN’s docuseries Black love. White confirmed during a previous interview that he became a great-grandfather after his grandson had a child at the age of 19.

The actor also opened on her son’s difficulties with substance abuse, noting that he often tried to help her fight drug addiction by seeking help.

“Unfortunately he was still there in the streets jostling himself a bit, was not doing well, started using substances,” White said. “He was going out, coming in, all that stuff.” Apparently, previous abuse caused The white wire system is “compromised”.

In a recent interview with Screen Rant, White explained how he relates to his Arrow the character Bronze Tiger, which he repeats in the DC animated film, Batman: Soul of the Dragon. “I just think of him as the earlier version of myself, when you are sort of ruled by your anger and your sense of the wrongs in society,” he said. “As I grew up and matured, I understood that there was a reason for this. And if you care about reason, you are usually going to find a logical reason for all your adversity. Once you have this reason, you are no longer angry because you understand it.

The root sends our thoughts and condolences to Michael Jai White and his family. You can check out footage from White’s interview with his late son below: