The famous JR Ridinger is the founder, President, and CEO of Internet retail giant Market America, CEO of price comparison leader Shop.com, and the creator of the UnFranchise® Business Development System.
Beloved Miami businessman and socialite J.R. Ridinger has died at 63 after suffering a pulmonary embolism on a yacht in Croatia.
The Market America founder and his wife, Loren, were fixtures on the city’s social scene and the pair were close with Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian, Marc Anthony, Scotty Pippin, and the Beckhams, among others.
While I am unable to speak and I am in shock, Loren wrote on Facebook, you should know I am broken. My heart has been ripped out.
To clear the rumors that he fell while on our first vacation in 3 years with family, J.R. had a sudden pulmonary embolism that stole him from us. In just a second he was gone. A moment. I beg of you to pray and meditate on him.
While the Ridinger’s own the $51 million super yacht Utopia IV, we’re told they were on a chartered boat instead. The Utopia IV is currently undergoing repairs after an accident in the Bahamas last December when it rear-ended and sank an oil tanker on Christmas Eve.
The famous Eric Marlon Bishop, known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian, and singer who is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, share a post of the late JR Ridinger with him and stated with the comment:
From the moment I met you ..you welcomed me in like family…you took care of me and my family in some of the most vulnerable moments in our lives… your laughter lit up the room… And on stage you were magical… I just saw you a few days ago full of life full of love… every time I see you I would say your catchphrase Brain spanker! RIP @jrridinger
Basketball legend Pippen posted on Wednesday, We lost a good one with the passing of my friend. J.R. was so helpful and supportive when I began my life after basketball, giving me valuable advice and teaching me how to become an entrepreneur.
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