WASHINGTON — Ike Turner Jr., the son of singer Ike and Tina Turner, has died. He was 67.

Tina Turner's niece Jacqueline Bullock confirmed the news of the 67-year-old's death to the New York Post and TMZ . No official cause of death was shared but TMZ reports that Ike Jr. died from kidney failure.

“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of my cousin, Ike Turner Jr. Junior’ was more than a cousin to me, but rather a brother, as we grew up in the same famed household together," Bullock said in a statement to the New York Post. "We, as a family, appreciate the outpouring of condolences and request privacy at this time.”

According to TMZ , Ike Jr. had been dealing with "severe heart issues" for some time and had a stroke in early September.

His death comes one da

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