Sarah Jessica Parker’s stepfather Paul Giffin Forste dead at 76
“Our family is sad to announce that after an unexpected and rapid illness, Paul Giffin Forste passed away yesterday at age 76,” Parker’s family said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
“In his last moments he was surrounded with the love and gratitude of his adored wife Barbara of 54 years, and children, including Sarah Jessica Parker.”
“Paul will be remembered with the spirit of loving kindness which was his faith, his special delight in his 13 grandchildren, and his sustained belief in making the world a more charitable, tolerant, and beautiful place for all,” the statement concluded.
A representative for Parker confirmed to Fox News Digital that the “Sex and the City” star didn’t attend the event at all, despite the fact that she was supposed to receive recognition at the New York City Ballet’s 10th annual Fall Fashion Gala.
After it was reported that Parker missed the event due to a purported “sudden sad family problem,” the news of Forste’s death surfaced.
The “And Just Like That…” actress made an appearance at the “Hocus Pocus 2” New York premiere the evening before Parker was scheduled to attend the gala.
Along with her husband, Matthew Broderick, Parker was joined by her 13-year-old twin daughters, Tabitha and Marion.
James Wilkie, their 19-year-old son, was not present for the gathering of the family.
