Forest Whitaker attends ex-wife Keisha Nash’s Celebration Of Life ceremony in LA along with John Travolta and Stevie Wonder after she died at 51

This weekend was a celebration of life for Keisha Nash, the ex-wife of actor Forest Whitaker.

Forest, 62, attended the ceremony with family members of the actress, producer and model who died of alcoholic liver disease on December 6 at the age of 51.

It was held Saturday at Brickroom LA in Los Angeles, California People.

Her daughters Autumn, Sonnet and True were there, as was her father, Jeffery.

Famous friends John Travolta and Stevie Wonder were also in attendance.

Nash’s porcelain urn sat on a mirror stand. The room was filled with pictures of her with her children and there was a candle show.

Whitaker – who was married Nash from 1996 to 2018 – spoke at the service.

‘She tried to write a book about the celebration of everyday glamour.

She said, ‘This book will show you how to make every moment of your life a glamorous moment, a special moment, a special moment to cherish and hold on to.’

At the end of his speech he said: ‘And the party continues. She was great. We all love her.’

Celebrity performance coach Joseph McClendon said, “At least for today, I would like to submit and suggest something else that Keisha has left out.

“She gave us a gift and the gift was her memories.”

McClendon asked friends to engrave her name in diaries.

“And at least write down your memories in there for the next ten days,” he said.

“The memories she gave us will come alive and that will be her legacy that you carry on too.”

A video montage of Celebration of Life followed.

Wonder, 73, sang Steve Green’s The Lord’s Prayer, Someday We’ll All Be Free and I’ll Be Loving You Always.

Butterflies were released and food was served.

Last week it was revealed that she died in December at the age of 51 from alcoholic liver disease.

Nash-Whitaker, who battled anorexia for years, had been suffering from the disease – which occurs when the liver is severely damaged by excessive alcohol consumption – for years before her death. TMZ reveals.

Acute kidney failure – which can be caused by anorexia – has also been cited as a major contributing factor to her death. She died at Northridge Hospital Medical Center in LA County.

The former couple’s 25-year-old daughter, True Whitaker, confirmed the tragic news on her Instagram account last month, calling her “the most beautiful woman in the world” in a heartbreaking post, but did not elaborate on the cause of death.

A source told DailyMail.com that Nash-Whitaker died after being in and out of hospital in recent months with intestinal problems, following a years-long battle with anorexia.

“Keisha battled anorexia for years,” the source said. Forrest stayed by her side during those difficult times, but the following year he filed for divorce in 2015.

Whitaker and Nash share two daughters, Sonnet, 27, and True, 25.

“They remained friends and their divorce was amicable, but because Whitaker said his wife was “kind, funny, smart and spontaneous, as well as a good mother to their children, there was no need not to remain friendly.”

Meanwhile, True’s emotional post read: ‘Goodbye mom.

“I love you forever and beyond,” True posted on her account alongside a photo of her mother.

‘The most beautiful woman in the world… thank you for teaching me everything I know. I will see you in my dreams and I will feel you in my heart.’

While promoting her line in 2008, she said Oh, Oprah magazine of starting a business: ‘I have always been very ambitious. When my children were younger, I tried to start a clothing line for children.

‘But in a new venture you really have to commit, and at that time I was more focused on motherhood. Now that Forest has achieved its success and my children are older, I can set and achieve higher goals.”

One of the shades is named after her then husband: ‘I wanted to call it something that everyone can identify with. Each shade is named after a man who gave someone I know her first kiss. I named one shadow Forest, because I was never really kissed until I met him.”

While promoting her line in 2007, she said Women’s clothing everyday: ‘Before and after modeling, beauty was all around me, and it became part of who I am.

“Although lipstick is making a comeback, so many people rely on lip gloss because it’s so effortless.”