"This is so devastating": Perez Hilton reacts after Ashlee Jenae's tragic cause of death is revealed & her fiance breaks silence

"This is so devastating": Perez Hilton reacts after Ashlee Jenae
Ashlee Jenae (Image via official Instagram @ashleejenae)

Ashlee Jenae's tragic cause of death has been revealed, as per an exclusive TMZ article. On June 4, 2026, Tanzanian Police Force revealed the immediate cause of death to be cerebral hypoxia caused by strangulation and suffocation. Police have ruled the late influencer's death to be a suicide.

Ashlee Jenae was found hanging inside a wardrobe by a hotel employee during a routine check, who checked inside after getting no response at the main door. The influencer was reportedly found hanging from the wardrobe clothing rail on a robe belt. She was subsequently rushed to the Ampolla hospital, and she passed away around 3:00 pm local time on April 9, 2026.

Before her death on April 9, 2026, Ashlee Jenae, whose real name is Ashly Robinson and her fiancee Joe McCann reportedly had a heated argument, with the couple moving into different hotel rooms in the aftermath of the hotel room.

Perez Hilton has now reacted to the news of the Ashlee Jenae. In an recent article covering the details of the investigation into the influencer's death, Hilton said:

"This is so devastating. Our heart breaks for her and her family...We continue to keep Joe and Ashlee’s family in our thoughts amid their grieving. May she rest in peace…"

Hilton's reaction came after Joe McCann broke his silence and posted a message regarding his fiancee's death, stating that Ashlee's death was a incomprehensible tragedy:

"There are no adequate words to describe the total devastation, emptiness, and shock I feel after losing my best friend, confidante and fiancé, Ashly Jenae Robinson. As a father myself, I am also heartbroken for Ashly's parents, Yolanda Endres and Harry Robinson. Ashly's death is an incomprehensible tragedy."

McCan went on to talk about her talents, her pride in her Trinidadian roots and other things, before ending the post by addressing his late fiancee and saying he loved her forever.

More recently, after the ruling was announced by Tanzanian Police, Joe McCann gave an exclusive statement to TMZ, in which he used an Swahili proverb in the opening line, before going on to say:

"The heart is like a forest. One cannot see into it". Today's official announcement from Tanzanian authorities that my soulmate Ashly Robinson died by suicide does not lessen the tragedy of her death. I miss Ashly every moment of every day and the pain of being without her will never go away. A sudden loss of this magnitude is not something I can simply get over."

More on Ashlee Jenae's death

Ashlee Jenae's death, as previously mentioned, was ruled a suicide. The police stated in their announcement of the investigation results and ruling of the late influencer's death as suicide:

"Therefore, based on the evidence collected regarding that incident, there is no person who can be linked in any way whatsoever to the death of the deceased. The evidence confirms that the deceased died as a result of her suicide attempt, which occurred on April 8, 2026"

The police revealed that the late influencer was suffering from severe depression, something which was confirmed by messages found on her phone. The police also revealed in March 2026 the Ashlee Jenae had asked a question that suggested suicidal intent to the Generative AI software ChatGPT, specifically about the amount of a drug she would need to take to die.

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Edited by Soumyajyoti Mukherjee