Trina Braxton's Husband Von Scales Dead at 58

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The Braxtons are navigating another heartbreaking loss.

Trina Braxton's husband Von Scales—whom she wed in 2019—has died, a rep for the singer confirmed to TMZ Oct. 1.

“It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Von Scales, beloved husband of Trina Braxton," the statement obtained by the outlet read. "The family appreciates your thoughts and prayers but is asking for privacy at this time as they navigate this unfortunate event.”

Braxton—who is mom to two kids Eric and Caleb with ex-husband Gabe Solis—shared glimpses into her relationships on her family's reality show, Braxton Family Values. In 2018, Braxton shared that Solis had passed away at the age of 43 after a cancer battle.

"On December 20, 2018, a chapter permanently closed for my sons and I," she wrote on social media at the time. "For over 16 years, Gabe Solis was an essential part of our lives. Like all families, there are good and bad moments that are endured, but those moments, good or bad still made us who we are in the present."

The following year, Braxton opened up about starting a new chapter in her life, detailing her engagement to Scales that took place during a family trip to California.

“We were in Napa Valley, you know, all the girls were together, we were filming and he just kinda, like, plopped the box on the table," she told Entertainment Tonight that April, "and just…I lost it, totally, fully and completely.”

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The 51-year-old also shared her perspective on the future, especially when it came any grievances she's had with loved ones.

“You know, we're getting older now and ever since my ex-husband, Gabe, passed away, I just realized how short life is," she added. "You know, the foolishness is just unnecessary and as long as we have breath in our bodies, there's always time to make amends and reach resolve.”

Braxton also shared how Scales was there as a pillar of support.

“It was a very difficult time,” she noted. “My sons had a really difficult time as well, but you know, thank God for my fiancé now. You know, he really helped me through it, he stood right by me and I knew it was sometimes difficult for him, especially to watch me as his now fiancée, but grieve over someone else.”

“But he knew where the place was,” she explained, “where my heart was in and I just thank God for him.”

Scales' passing also comes four years after her sister Traci Braxton died following a battle with esophageal cancer.

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