Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash pays tribute to stepdaughter Lucy five months after her shock suicide at age 25
Slash paid tribute to his late stepdaughter Lucy Bleu-Knight on Friday on what would have been her 26th birthday.
The 59-year-old Guns N’ Roses lead guitarist took to Instagram to share two photos and a heartfelt caption in remembrance of Lucy.
‘Happy Birthday dearest Lucy. We celebrate today what would have been your 26th year in our hearts. We miss you so much it’s indescribable. Love you forever,’ he wrote.
One photo showed the makeup artist with red lipstick on as she held a gray cat in her arms.
A second image featured the rock star sitting side-by-side with his girlfriend Meegan Hodges’s daughter at a table.
It comes after Knight’s shock suicide on July 19.
Slash paid tribute to his late stepdaughter Lucy Bleu-Knight on Friday, December 6 – what would have been her 26th birthday
The 59-year-old Guns N’ Roses lead guitarist took to Instagram to share two photos and a heartfelt caption in remembrance of Lucy
Two days later, on July 21, Slash — real name Saul Hudson — announced her death online in a joint statement with her mother.
It read: ‘Lucy-Bleu Knight (December 6, 1998), beloved daughter of Meegan Hodges and Mark Knight, stepdaughter of Samantha Somers Knight and Slash, sister of Scarlet Knight, stepsister of London and Cash Hudson, passed away peacefully in Los Angeles, California, on July 19, 2024.’
The note continued, ‘Lucy-Bleu was an incredibly talented artist, a passionate dreamer, and a charming, lovable, sweet soul.
‘The family asks for privacy at this time and requests that social media speculation be kept to a minimum as they grieve and process this devastating loss.’
Hours after the tragic news, a final post from Knight was shared on Instagram, with fans concluding that she had scheduled it.
She shared a selfie and wrote in the caption, ‘Whether I made you feel excluded, manipulated/ controlled you, told you to quit your day job from the comfort of being financially supported by my parents, or drowned real issues in toxic positivity-I am sorry.’
The note concluded, ‘Countless missed opportunities and connections due to a disgustingly big ego, insecure heart and fear of being vulnerable. May my soul learn to evolve from my poor job at being Lucy-Bleu. Peace.’
Slash initially dated Lucy-Bleu’s mother Meegan Hodges in 1989 before they rekindled their relationship in 2015.
She shared a selfie and wrote in the caption, ‘Whether I made you feel excluded, manipulated/ controlled you, told you to quit your day job from the comfort of being financially supported by my parents, or drowned real issues in toxic positivity-I am sorry’
Slash initially dated Lucy-Bleu’s mother Meegan Hodges in 1989 before they rekindled their relationship in 2015; pictured in 2019
In late August Los Angeles County’s medical examiner released a statement saying that Lucy-Bleu’s cause of death was hydrogen sulfide toxicity, and that the manner of death was suicide.
Officials said that ‘Knight was found unresponsive in a private residence on July 19 by law enforcement conducting a welfare check,’ and that she was pronounced dead at 3 p.m. local time.
Meegan remembered her daughter on September 2 during Suicide Awareness Month.
Sharing with her 279,000 Instagram followers, she wrote, ‘#suicideawarness #bekind #988 #restinpeacemybeautifuldaughter Lucy-Bleu Knight 12/6/1998-7/19/2024.’
