Trina Braxton’s husband, Von Scales, has died at 58, according to her publicist, David Robinson. He said the family is asking for privacy as they navigate the loss.
David Robinson on the loss
“It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Von Scales, beloved husband of Trina Braxton,” Robinson said. Additional details surrounding Scales’ death were not immediately available, leaving the family with grief but no public explanation to add to the record.
Scales and Braxton married in December 2019 in St. Louis, after meeting through mutual friends. Their relationship later played out on Braxton Family Values and later The Braxtons, turning a private courtship into something viewers could follow as it developed.
December 2019 in St. Louis
In 2019, Braxton said she realized she was falling for Scales during their long-distance courtship. “He’s just such a great conversationalist and I just enjoyed talking to him,” she said, adding that she found herself missing him whenever they were not speaking.
That same year, she said, “He really helped me through it; he stood right by me,” while reflecting on how he supported her after the 2018 death of her former husband, Gabe Solis. “I just thank God for him.”
Braxton Family Values and The Braxtons
Scales also appeared alongside Braxton on reality television, which made his death more than a private family matter. For viewers who followed the relationship from courtship to marriage, the immediate fact is simple: the family is grieving, and the public record stops at the announcement.
The unanswered piece is the cause of death, and that silence now shapes the next stage of the story. Until the family chooses otherwise, the reporting stays where it should: with the loss, the marriage that began in December 2019, and the request for privacy.
