Katharine McPheeandDavid Fosterare supporting each other through a difficult time.
After McPhee, 39, shared on Friday that she and Foster, 73,experienced a “horrible tragedy” in their family, sources tell PEOPLE that 2-year-old sonRennie David’s nanny died suddenly.
TMZ wasfirst to reportthe news.
TheSmash!star initiallyshared a statement on Instagramabout the “tragedy” to announce that she had to cancel her appearance at the couple’s remaining shows of their joint tour in Jakarta, Indonesia, to return home.
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She wrote, “Dearest Jakarta fans, It’s with heavy heart I announce I have to miss our final 2 shows of our Asia run. David and I have had a horrible tragedy in our family and at least one of us needs to get back home to our family.”
“Please know how sorry I am and how much I wish to return one day and perform for you all,” the formerAmerican Idolalum continued, signing the statement, “Love, Katharine.”
According toFoster’s website, the singer-songwriter continued on with the two performances, which were scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Jakarta’s Sentul International Convention Centre.
Many of the singer’s friends have already come forward to show their support of the couple.
Katharine McPhee and David Foster.Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
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The couple had originally planned to take a three month break from touring following their concerts in Jakarta before resuming shows in the U.S. in the fall. Thetour is currently scheduledto resume on Nov. 1 at the Andiamo Celebrity Showroom in Warren Michigan on Nov. 1.
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Foster and McPhee are parents to son Rennie. In October, the pair spoke to PEOPLE abouttheir son’s newfound musical talents.
“We think [he’ll be musical], but we don’t know,” Foster said at the time. “Kids, strangely, will do something for a while and then it’ll amaze you and then they just drop it and they don’t do it anymore. So we don’t know if the drumming thing is here to stay — I’d rather he have a tennis racket in his hand than a drumstick to tell you the truth. But anyway, if he ends up being a drummer, that would be great too. He loves watching our drummer, JR Robinson.”
source: people.com
