Nash’s death certificate noted that she battled the disease for years and also cited acute renal failure as a condition that may have contributed to her passing last month.
Keisha Nash died of alcoholic liver disease last month after reportedly dealing with the ailment for years.
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Nash was also a former model and creator of the luxury cosmetics line Kissable Couture.
She and Whitaker met on set when she was cast to play his character’s girlfriend in the 1994 film, “Blown Away.” He proposed the following year, and the pair wed in Montego Bay, Jamaica, in 1996.
In December 2018, the Academy Award winner filed for divorce from Nash after 22 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences.
In addition to their daughters, Whitaker is a father to an older son named Ocean, 33, and Nash has Autumn, 32, both from previous relationships, People reported.
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