Forest Whitaker Has Night Out with Daughters Sonnet and True — See the Fun Family Moment!

Mar. 15, 2025

Forest Whitaker (C) attends The Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative’s Faces of Hope Gala on September 27, 2024 in New York City.Photo:Bryan Bedder/Getty

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Forest Whitakeris one dynamic dad!

Whitaker had a matching moment with True, as the father-daughter pair both donned sleek black outfits. The actor wore a tuxedo with a bow tie, while True wore a silk gown with a lace bodice. She matched the dress with a black purse, black heels and a dark red lip.

As for Sonnet, she opted for a softer look in a pink dress with silver sequins and feather sleeves. She held a silver purse to match and wore pink eyeshadow and a light red lip.

Forest Whitaker (C) attends The Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative’s Faces of Hope Gala on September 27, 2024 in New York City.Bryan Bedder/Getty

Whitaker posed for photos with an arm around each of his daughters. Sonnet and her look-a-like father could be seen grinning widely, while True shot a small smile at the camera.

The family’s appearance at the event came several months after Nash’sfuneral in January. Whitaker, Sonnet and True previously attended the celebration of life ceremony alongside Nash’s elder daughter Autumn, whom she had from a previous relationship.

Trueconfirmed her mother’s deathat the age of 51 on Dec. 6 through an Instagram Stories post that featured a black-and-white photo of Nash. It was later determined that Nash died due to alcoholic liver disease.

Whitaker and Nash first met on the set of the 1994 filmBlown Awayafter she was cast to play his character’s girlfriend, according toCBS News. Whitaker proposed the following year, and the couple married in 1996 in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

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The pair eventuallydivorcedin 2018 after 22 years of marriage, with Whitaker citing irreconcilable differences at the time.

source: people.com