Sam Sarpong, Co-Host Of MTV’s ‘Yo Momma,’ Dead Of Apparent Suicide

Sam Sarpong Jr., the former co-host of MTV’s “Yo Momma,” died on Monday (Oct. 26) in Pasadena, Calif., of an apparent suicide. The actor and model was 40.
“It is with great sadness that the family of Samuel ‘Sam’ Sarpong, Jr. must share the news that Sam has passed away,” Sarpong’s publicist said in a statement Wednesday. “The circumstances surrounding his death are currently under investigation and no additional details are known at this time.”
The statement continued, “The family appreciates the thoughts, prayers and other expressions of sympathy, and request their privacy be respected at this extremely difficult time.”