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Lynnette 'Diamond' Hardaway's death sparks rumors, but it's a reminder of one key truth [1]

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Date: 2023-01-10

Lynnette "Diamond" Hardaway, left.

Ineitha Lynnette Hardaway, a right-wing performer who went by the stage name Diamond, has suddenly died. The news of her death was shared on the official Twitter page of Diamond and Silk. The responses to the post are mixed: Some offered condolences while others expressed anger because the announcement was connected to a request for money—with all funds going to her sister, Herneitha Rochelle “Silk” Hardaway Richardson—to “preserve Diamond’s legacy.”

The cause of death of has been kept quiet, but rumors that it was coronavirus-related abound.

Some social media users have claimed that Hardaway, who was reportedly 51, died from COVID, but this has not been confirmed by her family or the group page. Many of these claims are made on the basis of a report from website publication Blavity, which now appears to be unavailable.

Hardaway was hospitalized late last year, but when she returned to her Newsmax show in December, she said that rumors she was hospitalized with COVID were “fake news.” If she truly did die from COVID, it would be an ironic twist since she and her sister were fired by Fox Nation in 2020 for spreading misinformation about COVID and vaccines. (Although to be fair to the duo, Fox News knew exactly what they were getting when they hired them.)

I’m sad when someone suddenly dies, and I hope her family finds comfort. I would be lying, however, if I said I had any respect for what Hardaway decided to do with her life.

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