Original Real Housewives of Miami star Lea Black’s husband has passed away at 80 years old. The reality TV star’s husband, Roy Black, died at the couple’s home in Coral Gables, Florida, on Monday after battling an illness, according to the Miami Herald. Roy was a top criminal defense attorney who gained fame for winning an acquittal for former president John F. Kennedy’s nephew, William Kennedy Smith, on a rape charge in 1991. Roy met Lea at the Kennedy Smith trial, where she was serving as a juror; the pair married in 1994. Over the years, Roy has also represented the likes of Justin Bieber and Jeffrey Epstein. Lea told the Herald Tuesday that Roy “fought for the underdog and people’s civil rights,” noting that “he was able to separate people’s behavior from their character.” “He wanted the best for everyone,” she said. The Real Housewives alum also thanked everyone for their blessings in an Instagram post Tuesday. “We will be announcing details for a tribute and celebration of life in a few weeks,” she wrote. She told the Herald that her family will celebrate Roy’s life at his alma mater, the University of Miami, where he was also an adjunct professor at the law school.
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