The guitarist from Guns N’ Roses had to put off a few concert tours, opened on Monday that his stepdaughter Lucy-Bleu Knight, who was only 25, had sorrowfully died. In a devastated twist, her final Instagram post went live just a few hours later.
In the haunting and vulnerable crossroads between reality and social media, the final words of Slash’s stepdaughter Lucy-Bleu Knight were published to her Instagram — possibly scheduled — just hours after the Guns N’ Roses guitarist announced her death at just 25 years old.
3 hours after Slash’s heartbreaking announcement, Knight’s followers saw a new selfie shared to her page. The caption of the image, which shows Knight looking pensively off-camera, is even more heartbreaking in the wake of her tragic passing.
“Whether I made you feel excluded, manipulated/controlled you, told you to quit your day job from the comfort of being financially supported by my parents, or drowned real matter in toxic positivity – I am sorry,” read the post.
“Countless missed chances and connections due to a disgustingly big ego, insecure heart and fear of being vulnerable,” the message continued. “May my soul learn to evolve from my poor job at being Lucy-Bleu. Peace?”
Many of Knight’s followers speculated that she had scheduled the post before her untimely death. During, the post was edited by someone after it posted, though it’s not clear who may have edited it or what changes were made.
Knight’s mom, Meegan Hodges, was among the 1st to comment on the post, writing, “MY BABY GIRL! ???I LOVE YOU WITH EVERYTHING. I’M SO SORRY.”