Jen Harley announces the passing of her mother Leslie at age 53 as she shares photo of her ‘beautiful mama’
Jen Harley is mourning the loss of her mother Leslie.
The star, 32, who shares daughter Ariana Sky with Jersey Shore star Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, announced her mother passed away at age 53 on Saturday.
Jen posted a flashback photo of herself with her ‘beautiful mama’ as she broke the sad news onto her Instagram account.
‘My beautiful mama’: Jen Harley announced her mother Leslie’s passing at age 53 on Instagram on Saturday
‘Rip to my beautiful mama…. 5-30-66/2-29-20,’ she wrote in the photo, along with a purple heart emoji.
Jen revealed her mother’s health struggles earlier this week with an anguished Instagram post.
The star opened up about her inner turmoil in the heart-wrenching post.
‘The amount of grief and guilt I have right now running through my body is indescribable,’ she wrote. ‘hits diff when it’s your mother.. the person who Gave birth to me, who was once my best friend, Masons Grammy, Wish we had more time with you in this life and you were able to watch Ariana grown up. Cherishing these last mins with you,’ she wrote in her stories.
‘Rest in peace’: Jen broke the sad news onto her Instagram account
It has been a painful few years for Jen, who also lost her father to cancer three years earlier, according to The Sun.
Jen has been making headlines over the last few years for her rocky relationship with Jersey Shore star Ronnie.
More recently, Ronnie was granted a protective order against Jen after she allegedly assaulted him. She already has a restraining order against him.
Heartbreaking: It has been a painful few years for Jen, who also lost her father to cancer three years earlier (pictured Las Vegas 2019)
During part of the attack, she allegedly attempted to gouge his eye out with an eyeliner pencil.
The fight all started after Jen says she found makeup belonging to another woman at his home, according to TMZ.
She accused him of cheating on her, allegedly assaulted him with eyeliner she found in the trash, and hit him in the face.
Family life: Harley shares daughter Ariana Sky with Jersey Shore star Ronnie Ortiz-Magro (pictured March 2017)
Jen was required to stay 100 yards away from Ronnie until the protection expired on February 25.
She attended a hearing at a Van Nuys courtroom earlier in February as part of her ongoing domestic violence case against Ronnie, whose lawyer appeared in his absence, according to Us Weekly.
In addition to one-year-old daughter Ariana, Jen also has an older son named Mason from her marriage to her former high school sweetheart.
Happier times: Harley and Ortiz-Magro with their daughter Ariana