The news of Ashley Lovelace’s death was made public on her Instagram on January 22, 2019, a day after her suicide. Not only did her passing away come as unexpected but the suicidal nature of it saddened the fans even more. Her mother, Stacey Pak, was behind the tribute post and she thanked Lovelace’s fans on her behalf. Alluding that her daughter had been going through ‘tough times’, she wrote:
“Ashley loved all her fans. You all made her really happy. She told me that connecting with her fans helped her through a lot of tough times. I know that you all are grieving for her loss and continuing to build her network is what she would have wanted.”
It would be an understatement to say that her fans were shocked because, up until the time of her death, Lovelace had been actively posting on Instagram, and seemingly all was well. Her last post was made on January 20, just a day before she died.
There were speculations that she took her own life due to cyberbullying and assumptions were made about the state of her mental health. However, Lovelace’s mother urged people not to speculate about the sensitive matter of her death out of respect for her late daughter.
The Instagram post made on January 23, 2019, read:
“There is no blame on any of her peers at her school, her boyfriend, or her friends. Ashley loved everyone, even the ones that weren’t very nice to her. That’s who she was. We are in her mourning. She is, was my true angel God has sent to me for 16 years… Let’s remember her for her beautiful smile and heart. Keep her legacy alive because that’s what she would have wanted.”
