Von Scales, Trina Braxton’s Husband, Dies at 58: What We Know
A family representative announced his death on Oct. 1. No cause has been given. The couple married in December 2019 and their wedding aired on Braxton Family Values.
- Von Scales, the husband of reality star and singer Trina Braxton, has died at 58, a representative for the Braxton family announced on Thursday, Oct. 1.
- No cause of death has been given. TMZ, citing sources close to the family, reported that he died around 2 a.m. in Atlanta and had been dealing with heart-related problems.
- Trina and Von married in St. Louis in December 2019, and the wedding was filmed for Braxton Family Values.
Von Scales, the husband of Trina Braxton, has died at 58. A representative for the Braxton family announced his death on Thursday, Oct. 1, and asked for privacy.
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Von Scales, beloved husband of Trina Braxton.
Statement from a Braxton family representative
The statement added that the family “appreciates your thoughts and prayers but is asking for privacy at this time as they navigate this unfortunate event.”
What do we know about how Von Scales died?
Not much. The family’s statement doesn’t give a cause, a time or a place, and the family has not said how he died.
TMZ, citing sources close to the family, reported that Scales died around 2 a.m. Thursday in Atlanta and had been dealing with heart-related problems. No other family statement had been published when this article was written.
Who was Von Scales?
Scales was a St. Louis businessman who appeared alongside Trina on the Braxton family’s reality series on WE tv, including Braxton Family Values and The Braxtons.
They met through a mutual friend after Trina’s 2015 split from Gabe Solis, according to coverage of their wedding. Solis, who had raised Trina’s two sons as his own, died in December 2018.
When did Trina Braxton and Von Scales get married?
Four dates mark the relationship:
- 2015: Trina and Solis separate. They stayed friends.
- December 2018: Solis dies.
- March 2019: Scales proposes in Napa Valley during a sisters’ trip being filmed for Braxton Family Values.
- Dec. 15, 2019: they marry in St. Louis, with her sisters Toni, Tamar, Traci and Towanda there.
Trina talked about the proposal and the months after Solis’ death in April 2019, telling Entertainment Tonight that Scales “really helped me through it, he stood right by me.”
On the proposal itself, she said: “He just kinda, like, plopped the box on the table and just — I lost it, totally, fully and completely.”
Who is Trina Braxton?
Trina is the younger sister of Grammy-winning singer Toni Braxton. The sisters, with Traci, Towanda and Tamar, performed together in the 1990s as The Braxtons. Trina later became a regular on Braxton Family Values, the WE tv series that followed the family.
Her engagement and wedding to Scales were storylines on Braxton Family Values, and the couple later appeared together on The Braxtons.
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Sources: statement from a Braxton family representative (publicist David Robinson), Oct. 1, 2026; TMZ, Oct. 1, 2026 (time, place and heart-related problems, citing sources close to the family); BOSSIP (Danielle Canada), Oct. 1, 2026; Trina Braxton to Entertainment Tonight, April 2019; Atlanta Black Star, Dec. 29, 2019 (wedding); Braxton Family Values (WE tv). Photos and video: WE tv official channel (Braxton Family Values).
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