The radio host thought the 32-year-old “was doing better,” noting that Brandon had “joined the church and got baptized” one month before his death.
Smiley admitted he was “shocked but not surprised” by the tragedy, explaining that he had “prepared … deep inside” for the possibility as Brandon struggled with addiction for years.“His mother and I made several attempts to try to send him to get the help that he needed — send him to rehab,” he said.
“We thought that he as doing better. He had just joined the church, and he had just gotten baptized again, probably a month before he passed away.”The aspiring comedian is survived by daughter Storm.Smiley added that he does not “know why” or “how” Brandon became addicted to drugs, as his immediate family members are “all clean and sober.”
“We just assume that if you’re in a good school district or you’re in a gated community or everything is going good that these kids are not doing drugs,” he said. “You don’t have to be in the hood.”
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