A source speaking to PEOPLE said D’Angelo was devastated by Angie Stone’s death and was “extremely overwhelmed” when he did not arrive at her funeral service. The account was attributed to an unnamed source—not to a public statement by D’Angelo. PEOPLE published the report on October 14, 2025, the day his estate announced his death.
What was reported about D’Angelo’s grief?
PEOPLE quoted an unnamed source as saying that “losing Angie was devastating to him.” The source added: “He never arrived at her funeral service. He was extremely overwhelmed.” Those words describe what the source told PEOPLE about D’Angelo’s private response; the article does not report that D’Angelo himself publicly said them.
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How were D’Angelo and Angie Stone connected?
D’Angelo and Stone dated in the 1990s and welcomed a son, Michael Jr., in 1998, according to PEOPLE. Their relationship also had a musical dimension: Stone toured as a background vocalist on D’Angelo’s Brown Sugar tour and contributed to his 1995 debut album, Brown Sugar.
They also collaborated on Stone’s debut
Stone’s debut album, Black Diamond, was released in 1999. PEOPLE reports that D’Angelo co-wrote “Everyday” for the album. In a 2023 VladTV appearance quoted by PEOPLE, Stone recalled how their relationship began: “He pursued me, I did not pursue him.”
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The deaths and the estate announcement
PEOPLE reported that Stone died at 63 in an accident near Montgomery, Alabama, on March 1, 2025. D’Angelo died in New York City on October 14, 2025, at 51, after a pancreatic cancer diagnosis. His estate described his death as following “a prolonged and courageous battle with cancer.”
In the statement reproduced by PEOPLE, the estate said: “The shining star of our family has dimmed his light for us in this life…After a prolonged and courageous battle with cancer, we are heartbroken to announce that Michael D’Angelo Archer, known to his fans around the world as D’Angelo, has been called home, departing this life today, October 14th, 2025.”
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