The “90 Day Fiancé” group has misplaced considered one of its personal.
Ben Rathbun died on Monday at his dwelling in Greencastle, Indiana, after battling Stage 4 abdomen most cancers, per TMZ. He was 55.
In keeping with the outlet, the previous actuality star had been battling the illness for the reason that finish of 2024.
Rathbun appeared on Season 5 of “90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days” from December 2021 to April 2022, together with his now-wife, Mahogany Roca.
On the time of his episode, the divorced father of 4 children from Michigan was 52 and met the Peruvian native on-line. These closest to Rathbun had been frightened he was being catfished, as Roca didn’t need to reply any video calls and there was a 30-year age hole.
Regardless of their fears, the couple ended up assembly in Peru and later tying the knot.
“Our civil ceremony was just brilliant, I could not believe how beautiful it was,” Rathbun mentioned in February 2024 whereas on “90 Day Diaries,” based on In Contact. “But we are still planning on having a religious ceremony.”
Nevertheless, Rathbun felt he nonetheless wanted to “build trust” with Roca.
“We’re just going through a really difficult transition. I’ve gone about six months without a really good job and bills have been piling up, of course,” he revealed. “Things are extremely tight now and I’m doing everything I can right now to pay all the bills and for my next trip to Peru.”
Earlier than their engagement, Rathbun had run into some hassle with the regulation.
In keeping with courtroom paperwork obtained by Us Weekly, Rathbun was booked in 2020 for working a car whereas underneath the affect, together with driving with a suspended license.
He was sentenced to 18 months of probation in January 2021 however ended up lacking a probation violation listening to in February 2022, simply months earlier than he proposed, per the outlet.
The TLC star was taken into custody after the decide issued a bench warrant for his arrest.
“This was my fault because I needed to make sure I was getting all notices, but by the time I found out, it was too late, and I missed my appointment,” Rathbun mentioned in an announcement to In Contact on the time. “So a warrant was issued for my arrest. I immediately drove 14 hours and turned myself in to the court and spent a night in jail.”
Following information of Rathbun’s dying, a lot of his “90 Day Fiancé” co-stars shared their condolences beneath a submit asserting his dying on Instagram.
Kim Menzies commented, “This is truly sad. He made mistakes as we all have but he is a good guy. I pray for him and his family,” whereas Mike Berk wrote, “omg. 😳 this is so sad to see him or anyone die from cancer. prayers to him and his family and mahogany. #f–kcancer.”
Rounding out the unhappy remarks, Tyray Mollett chimed in, “Damn this is so sad. We never know what someone is going through.”
Rathbun is survived by his 4 kids, whom he has together with his ex-wife, Lisa, and Roca.
