Black Hollywood lost a last night as actress and Def Comedy Jam alum Yvette Wilson passed away from battling Stage 4 cervical cancer. Reports also revealed that Yvette was in need of a kidney transplant at the time of death.
Her passing was announced via Twitter by her best friend, “Moesha” co-star Shar Jackson. She first tweeted,
“Everyone plz send prayer and light to my sister and best friend Yvette Wilson. I need my prayer soldiers right.”
Later on Shar sadly tweeted,
“**** Cancer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh God. My heart is soooo unbelievably broken. I wanna thank all my tweeties for their prayers but God has chosen to take my sister Yvette home.”
Yvette also had memorable roles in House Party 3 and Poetic Justice during her career. She will be missed.