Venus and Serena Williams' nephew Alphonse, 21, kills himself after dire diagnosis
King Richard's grandson Alphonse Williams, who was also the nephew of famous tennis players Serena and Venus Williams, took his own life after battling with mental disorders and depression. The 21-year-old boy had never met his famous aunties (Serena & Venus) and grandfather Richard, who is portrayed in the Oscar-nominated movie starring Will Smith, because of a family feud that has been raging for decades. It was a traumatizing incident for his mother Sabrina who worked hard to raise her two boys. Alphonse was her youngest.
Sabrina, who is 57 now, is Richard's child from his first marriage to Betty Johnson. He reportedly walked out on her and his five children when Sabrina was just eight. Sabrina is therefore the half sister of the sporting duo Serena and Venus. It was understood that Richard always ignored his first family and never tried meeting them once he was married to another woman. Tragically, all these undermined relations are now being examined after Sabrina's youngest son took his own life on February 3 after battling his own demons. This included a recent diagnosis of Peyronie's disease that causes the abnormal curvature of the penis. Sabrina also mentioned that now she would never try contacting Serena or Venus for help, "because for me they're dead!" she said.
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