and Cypher had two children together during their partnership — a daughter, Bailey, in February 1997 and Beckett on Nov. 18 of the following year. The children were born to Cypher via artificial insemination. The biological father was later revealed to be singer David Crosby.
In a telling example of how much the world has changed in 20 years, Etheridge and Crosby appeared on"60 Minutes" in 2000 to discuss the arrangement and the children growing up without a male parent in the home. "I do not believe that my children will be wanting in any way because they didn't have a father in the home every single day," Etheridge said."What they have in the home is two loving parents. I think that puts them ahead of the game." The family appeared with Crosby and his wife, Jan, on the cover of Rolling Stone that year.
Etheridge and Cypher split up in 2000, although they initially lived in back-to-back houses to facilitate coparenting. Etheridge is also mother to twins, son Miller and daughter Johnnie, from her relationship with Tammy Lynn Michaels. Both are 13.
Thank you for acknowledging that David Crosby was this man’s biological father. There is no such thing as “just a donor.”
Sad. It is a wake up call for us parents. God has mercy on me and the whole world.
Good genetics?
That is so sad!
So sad.
That’s tragic! How sad
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Sad. Looks like he may have inherited some traits from his donor father. Not trying to diminish the pain his mother is going through. Truly tragic
Such a shame. But the sperm donor was a life long drug abuser David Crosby. It was in the kid's DNA, and he was a boy with no father figure and two moms. He didn't stand a chance.
Wow, how sad. RIP. 😓🥺🙏🏼🌺👌
Poor kid. What a messed up life.
Condolences to family and friends
Genetics. Look at the father.
Why do these parents let this happen in the first place? If she was in sync with her child, then she would have seen signs & nipped it in the bud from the get go.
Dear God, so very sorry
Gotta be so tricky some kids to navigate. 'We are your parents ' 'Ok, but where did I come from' 'We are your parents' 'Yeah, but....'
Terrible! Down with the Shiffler Family!
This fatherless experiment has gone too far
What a shame. I feel so bad for the family.
Heartfelt sympathy and condolences 💔💔
So sad
Rip
turned out to be a very bad social experiment
So sorry
Drugs are the true epidemic of the USA. Just Tragic, RIP
That's sad.
Condolences. Terrible
Addiction is not selective and does not distinguish
So not shocking. His father's DNA was toxic as fuck. Crosby's entire life was spent on every drug known to man and he had liver disease. Yet Ethridge chose Crosby's DNA out of pure selfishness. RIP child. Your mom is a great singer but a complete moron.
There’s an old song by Nat King Cole called “Too Young.” It sings 🎼”They tried to tell us, we’re too young. Too young to die a sudden death. They say that deaths a word, the old and sick have heard, that it will never happen to the young.” And so we believe youth is invincible.
2 mothers a old druggie bio father, nobody would have chance to be normal
Terrible loss. I'm so sorry.
Sacrifice
I remember when Melissa had Beckett. Seems like yesterday. He looks like such a baby. That's just so sad. RIP Beckettt.
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Melissa Etheridge and JULIE CYPHER lost a child. Why mention the sperm donor?
I want a relationship DM if interested
2020 needs to go
The worst thing a parent could ever go through😢
Dope fiend.. should have left those drugs alone. These drug addicted thugs are no good society.
This is awful news. What's more awful is the assumption he died from opioid abuse. Fuckin media vampires 😠
Oh no! RIP.
Rip
Condolences to Melissa E and family . How tragic 😢😢😢🙏🙏🙏
that is a mouthful
marty713 This is so sad! This is an epidemic that still just doesn’t get enough attention and honest discussion. In a world where things can be blown out of proportion for political gain, we should be able to use those resources to combat this real issue.
Shame on these people for what they have done to their own children.
Thank you for including Julie Cypher.
Why she would have chosen an addict as the sperm donor is beyond me.
Addiction probably from having a messed up childhood every child needs a mother and a father especially young men need there dad. This is truly tragic that poor young man. An technically its Cyphers child not Ethridges biologically anyway.
Anyone notice a lot of celebs kids be dying from drug overdoses?!?! 🤔🤔
when theyre white and catholic then the news reports it smh nbcnews
The young boy was a druggie and he died. Next
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The real pandemic. We need a stay at home order for big pharma.
Senseless, tragic & sad, fking opiates.
I'm not even mad at this headline.
'From undisclosed reasons.'...look down, 'from opiate addiction.' What was the point of using confidentiality
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My heart aches for you, dear Melissa.💔
Not to be insensitive, but don't choose an addict as a sperm donor.
Who
U don't die from addiction u can't even put that on a death cert... did he over dose?
Sending condolences ❤️ So sorry to hear this news 🙏
It’s the 80’s all over again just on the other foot now , America is great again
Tragic. Prayers for his soul and condolences to the family.
How sad
MemphoNewsLady So sad
So sad
Tragic. And also raises the question again, are tendencies toward alcoholism, drug addiction baked into DNA?
This is sad news.
That's aweful..
So very sad!😢
😪 deepest sympathy!!
So sad!
That’s so sad
thetrumpkinator 🙏🙏
The lockdowns are the cause of this death. How many more need to die before you realize that locking down indefinitely isn’t gonna save more lives?
The gene of addiction is really powerful. RIP to this young man🙏🙏🙏
At 21?
How very sad
Nearly lost my son to an OD last week. So sorry for her loss
Brilliant move choosing a biological father who had nothing but addiction problems. Darwinism at its finest. 🌈Sounds like some wholesome California values.
RIP so sad!
Shocking. Kid of lesbian moms who had a kid as an experiment died of drugs.
This headline hurts my brain.
Man who suffered opioid overdose dies from coronavirus
Are we at the point where we are not saying the kid overdosed on opiates? It’s now, “dead from opioid addiction?” This headline makes my head hurt.
I don’t know either of these people
Addiction it terrible. So sad
Very sad 😔
kesian. agak tekanan kot sebab dapat mak mak bukan mak bapak. sebab tu la hubungan sejenis ni haram. dah la nafsu songsang. siap nak ada anak pulak tu. terpaksa dapatkan air mani lelaki. mesti tu anak tu tertanya kenapa la dia dilahirkan?
I know Beckett. Good kid. Damn i found out by reading this and felt sick
Very sad news 😢
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But how exactly? I’d just like to know, because if it’s heroin or fentanyl, this kind of headline helps take real meds out of real patients hands.
Another terrible covid death.
obviously a great parent!!!!!!!! not
Way too many deaths from Opioids! Need to stop it from coming into this country! WakeUpAmerica
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POOR people die every minute , so why give time to a celebrity musician ? A loss of any family member is sad , but to trivialse other people's losses..!
She doesn't seem very sad in her prepared statement. Who says their Child 'succumbed'?
Problem with this is they will use it to keep the pain med laws that don't stop anyone from doing illegal drugs . Besides the doctors are making lots of money because of the pain med laws.
Condolences to metheridge Julie and David. I too have opioid addiction with one of my children. Hidden heartbreak for moms everywhere :(
I am so sorry for your loss . I recently lost my husband to Alz and Lewy Body dementia. It doesn’t matter why..it just matters that it happens to our loved ones!
Damn.
owlwoman911_ That is so sad.
crushing
My goodness. God bless her family in this time of crisis. Addiction is an affliction that terrorizes families. I would know. Rest in love.
I'm so sorry
How extremely sad another Young Life gone
She wasn't his only parent. You could show Julie cypher she also lost a son
Wow
Trying to remember the last time they named the sperm donor of two adoptive parents in a death notice or ever...
So Heartbreaking.
Oh no, deepest condolences
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Soooo very sorry. 😓 sending love to the Etheridge family 💞💞💞
I’m taking drugs at the moment but not the drugs designed to do harm but to help me live. I’ve got copd & some days can be so tuff but i choose to fight & live & with depression that can be bloody tuff but for someone so young to go down this road I find difficult to understand.
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Suicide by overdose is what you should call it. Why not investigate ObamaGate or the NY AG investigating you?
I’m so sorry for the loss of your son , my heart goes out to you and your family 🙏😇
my God.. someone can't even die these days..without people ripping apart the relationship .. screw off morons .. Condolences to all those involved.
Sad. May he RIP. Condolences
Sad News and as the world turns we continue to wake up to hear about deaths and people fighting about WHAT It's all our America and we are destroying it. I am angry, please forgive me and my deepest condolences to you and your family.
bigredwavenow So sad. Opioid addiction? Ok
Opioids are no joke. Trust me.
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OMG, such sad news. Prayers for Melissa and family.
This is heartbreaking..I feel so sorry for everybody. RIPBeckett ..💔🙏🌹
Melissa feel your pain on the loss of your son. Jesus take him into your hands.
bigredwavenow My condolences!!!!
Sad.
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Ohh no. 💔
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He was going to make me a pot.....
So sad. Thoughts and prayers for you and your family.
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Very sad. Too young to go.
Terrible news, terrible loss...... but I just can’t help that I feel he was raised in such an environment of confusion...... While having 2 mommies and yet the true male DNA of a talented musician ........talk about confusion....poor kiddo....
Heartbreaking.
Addiction is a bitch... U can run, fight it, face it head on and put all u got into it & in the end it can still win. The US. needs a complete rewrite for addiction help. Instead of blaming or saying 'he chose to do heroin, fentanyl' how about let's say 'let's help you fight this
What a tragedy. Life cut short.
😢😭💔 RIP
CABird6 Goddammit.
bigredwavenow
So sorry
Poor kid troubled by having screwed up “parents”. And no Dad.
Damn.
DroppingLikeFlies
having an SJW mom isn't fun. Also, 'he' is probably a trаnny.
I don’t even understand that headline.
The headline gave me Covid-19
Sounds like he came from a messed up home!
awelab1956 😔❤️
awelab1956 That’s so sad 😞
Real sorry her kid died of a self inflicted cause I’m sure Mellisa would prefer this be a private matter, Shame on the media on the distraction, he killed himself 85 thousand people have died without trying and the media hasn’t made that a tragedy fuck you
Are there no more recent photos of Beckett? He was 13 here
Oh no...
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R.I.P.🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️
Very sad!
omg 💔
Who’s what now?
Addiction is a brain disease
Truly sorry for your loss ❤️
And quarantine is turning us all into druggies and alcoholics. When's that story going to be told
Great parenting
mgoldsmith So sad.
Oh my gosh poor mama
Children aren’t designed to appreciate a situation where their parents do not love each other as BFF & lovers for life. It always hurts children more than helps them. It’s science not opinion. We’re not bears, deer, cats, fish etc. Human children do best on avg w/parents tog.
Makes you wonder about DNA and addiction
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Very sad. Great loss for his family. Condolences to all.
Although this headline of who son this is, is a brainfuck...my condolences to metheridge and family🙏🏽🙏🏽
So sad , condolences to Melissa and family .
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This is sad, but your headline is a disaster
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SO SORRY FOR LOSS..❤️🙏😥
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This is sad, but is this headline trying to reach Kevin Bacon somehow?
Everyone seems to forget Julie was his biological mother.
That is 💔 When are we going to get America’s drug problems under control?
2020 is getting everyone
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