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EJ Johnson Breaks Silence Following The Death Of Close Friend Lyric McHenry

McHenry and Johnson had been friend since childhood. Now Johnson is speaking out for the first time since her death.
EJ Johnson Breaks Silence Following The Death Of Close Friend Lyric McHenry
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By Sydney Scott · Updated December 6, 2020
EJ Johnson is speaking out for the first time following the death of his best friend Lyric McHenry. Earlier this month, McHenry was found unconscious in the Bronx wearing only a pajama top and underwear. She was taken to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead, according to the New York Daily News. The 26-year-old Stanford University graduate was also 20 weeks pregnant.
The 26-year-old reality star and son of famed basketball player Majic Johnson told fans in the comments of one of his photos, “I’m going to make this clear to everyone there will be no mourning post because I’m not going to reduce a 25 [year] friendship to 1 Instagram post please respect my privacy and my process.” Johnson and McHenry had been best friends since childhood, both wishing each other happy birthday recently on Instagram.

Happy birthday to my best friend who has strutted with my in princess gowns since day 1 @lyric_leigh words cannot express how much I love and appreciate you in my life. Your constant love, respect and companionship gives me the confidence to live my truth every single day and I am so blessed that even as baby divas we recognized the greatness in each other. I love you ❤️ #leoseason #teamthis

A post shared by EJ Johnson (@ejjohnson_) on Aug 6, 2018 at 2:09pm PDT

Happy bday to the head bitch in charge @ejjohnson_ ! We've gone through every stage of life together, from pre school to prom, and now I'm lucky enough to work with you. I couldn't ask for a more special person to go through life with 🙌🏾👑

A post shared by Lyric McHenry (@lyric_leigh) on Jun 4, 2016 at 1:02pm PDT

Police are still investigating McHenry’s death and have shared video of a man seen in the area where McHenry was found. The medical examiner’s office is still working to find a cause of death. A pregnant McHenry was found in possession of cocaine, although, it is unclear whether she or her family knew about the pregnancy.
TOPICS:  death ej johnson lyric mchenry
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