Wrestling icon Ric Flair’s stepson, up-and-coming musician Sebastian Kidder, has died. Flair’s ex-partner and Kidder’s mother, Wendy Barlow, confirmed to TMZ that her son died by suicide on Saturday, Oct. 26, the outlet reporting that Kidder died after suffering a gunshot wound at the family’s home in Georgia. He was 24.
“I am devastated and shocked,” Barlow told the outlet. “This is an epidemic with your young men. And mental health.”
Barlow also announced her son’s passing on Instagram, where she shared one of the final photos Kidder had posted on his own Instagram on Saturday shortly before his passing. Barlow wrote, “There are no words to express the pain I am feeling from the loss of my Baby @sebastianonthemic. Mommy Loves you.”
Kidder is the son of Barlow and a past partner, though Flair had been part of his life for more than a decade, with Kidder telling Good Day Atlanta earlier this year, per Us Weekly, that “growing up with Ric Flair as a stepdad was very different and very unique.” The wrestler and Barlow married in 2018 and announced their split after 13 years in September.
