Ric Aptitude has damaged his silence over his stepson’s suicide.
RadarOnline.com can reveal the WWE legend spoke out about stepson Sebastian Kidder’s loss of life in a heart-wrenching Instagram submit.
Kidder died aged 24 by a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Saturday, October 26 on the household’s Georgia house.
Aptitude, 75, addressed his stepson’s loss of life for the primary time on social media on Sunday, October 27.
He captioned the emotional Instagram submit: “I Have Spent Hours Questioning What To Say. After Listening to The Information Of Sebastian’s Passing, I Can Solely Think about What Wendy @thewonderouswendy & Paul Are Going By way of Having Misplaced A Son Roughly The Identical Age In 2013.
“I Know The Ache Of Your Loss Will Be With You The Relaxation Of Your Life. I Nonetheless Each Day Of My Life Suppose About Reid As You Will Proceed To Suppose About Sebastian.”
The WWE star touched on his first-hand expertise with shedding a baby. His son Reid, who had a promising wrestling profession, died of drug overdose in 2013.
Aptitude added: “You Can’t Blame Yourselves As I Blamed Myself For Making Reid My Greatest Buddy As a substitute Of Being A Good Father or mother.
“Generally We Get So Shut To Our Youngsters, We Overlook That They Want Us In So Many Completely different Methods.”
He continued: “I’m So Grateful For The Time I Had With Sebastian. I Have So Many Nice Recollections & Bonding Time With Him As He Grew Up! He Stood Tall By His Mom Alongside With The Complete Household- Sophia, Paris, And Summer time, Whereas I Was Dying.
“He Was So Unselfish Sharing His Mom With Me As I Was Dying. And Additionally, At The Passing Of My Son Reid. He Was Multi-Proficient & In Everyone’s Eyes A Enormous Success And Will All the time Be Remembered That Method.
“I’m So Sorry! Wendy, Please Keep Sturdy & Don’t Let Something Deter You From All Your Profitable Endeavors You Have In Place In The Future. God Bless You Each! Relaxation In Peace Sebastian!”
Kidder’s mother, Wendy Barlow – who dated Aptitude for years earlier than they tied the knot in 2018 – confirmed his loss of life to TMZ Sports activities.
She instructed the outlet: “I’m devastated and shocked. That is an epidemic along with your younger males. And psychological well being…”
The circumstances surrounding the 24-year-old’s loss of life are nonetheless unclear and an investigation is ongoing.
Previous to his loss of life, Kidder’s music profession was gaining traction.