STEPHANIE Moseley, a US dancer and actress, has been found dead alongside her rapper husband Earl Hayes in their home in an apparent murder-suicide.
The bodies of the pair were found dead in the bedroom of their high end Los Angeles apartment complex Monday morning. They had both suffered gunshot wounds, according to police reports.
TMZ is reporting Hayes, 31, a member of professional boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr’s team, “shot Moseley and then turned the gun on himselfâ€.
Sources close to the pair told the US gossip website that he had accused his model wife of infidelity with a famous singer.
The website reports that Mayweather was actually on FaceTime with Hayes at the time, who rang his close friend “in a rage†over claims Moseley had been unfaithful.
The champion boxer has confirmed he was on the phone at the time and witnessed everything, but is yet to go into further detail.
Residents reportedly called police after hearing a woman screaming at about 7.30am on Monday, local time, in the apartment before up to 10 gunshots were heard.
Moseley, 30, starred in the VH1 series Hit The Floor andhad worked as a back-up dancer for high-profile singers including Beyonce, Chris Brown, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna and Britney Spears.
She also appeared in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn and 2012 film Mirror Mirror, starring Julia Roberts.
Their bodies were identified outside the scene at the Palazzo East apartments by Burrel Wilks, a close friend of Hayes.
Wilks told Los Angeles television station KTLA that the couple had been in the process of breaking up.
Tributes are pouring in on social media for the pair. Rapper 50 Cent shared a photo on Instagram, writing: “RIP Hayes, @floydmayweather you are my little brother. All can think about is what you said to me up stairs. Don’t you ever do nothing to your self no matter what champ. We can fall out and fight or what ever, but I don’t want to see you go out like that. #SMSAUDIO #POWER #FRIGO.â€
Chris Brown posted a photo of himself with Moseley on Instagram, along with the caption: “RIP baby girl. Danced with me on tour and was always the coolest person. My prayers go out to you and HAZE family.â€
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