Slash is mourning the death of his stepdaughter Lucy Bleu-Knight, who died at the age of 25. In light of his stepdaughter’s death, the legendary guitarist has canceled four of his S.E.R.P.E.N.T. blues festival tour dates, but expects to be back on stage next weekend.

The Guns N’ Roses guitarist wrote in a statement on Instagram: “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 peacefully in Los Angeles, CA on July 19, 2024. Lucy-Bleu was a 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.”

Slash and Knight’s mother, Meegan Hodges, first dated in the late 1980s before ending their relationship; they later reunited in 2015. Hodges also confirmed the news of her daughter’s death on her social media account.

Knight’s final social media post was apparently pre-scheduled, and was posted to her Instagram account after her death. It read: “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 … 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.”

Multiple outlets including The New York Post report that an autopsy is being conducted to determine the cause of Knight’s death.

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