Two months after her passing, the people that Naya Rivera has left behind are still struggling with the loss. One of those who are trying ro cope is Rivera’s ex-husband, Ryan Dorsey.
Page Six reports that the 37-year-old actor has moved in with Rivera’s 25-year-old sister, Nickayla. This is to better take care of Rivera’s five-year-old son, Josey, who was with her when she drowned in Lake Piru back in July.
The publication says the two have moved into a three-bedroom rental and were, reportedly, helping lift each other’s spirits as they moved in. Dorsey and the younger Rivera are supposedly sharing the responsibility of raising Josey after Naya Rivera’s death.
News.com.au recounted Dorsey and Rivera’s relationship, which was rekindled in 2014 after the actress split from musician Big Sean. By July of the same year, the couple was married. Josey was born in September of the next year.
Upon the confirmation of Rivera’s death, Dorsey paid tribute to her on his Instagram account, expressing the hole that Rivera left in everyone’s hearts in “undescribable.” He reaffirmed his love for Rivera and said that they would always miss her.
Josey has also received help from the creators of Glee, which was where Rivera jump-started her career. Along with Dorsey, show producers Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan have established a college fund for the five-year-old.
The trio also paid tribute to Rivera by calling her a triple threat who could sing, dance, and act. They praised her comedic timing and called her a special and talented star, with her star quality immediately evident in the first few episodes of Glee.
Aside from the Glee producers, Rivera’s former Glee co-stars also paid tribute to her once her death was confirmed. Lea Michele put up a black-and-white photo of Rivera on her Instagram Stories, alongside that of her departed ex-boyfriend, Corey Monteith.
The actress who played Tina Cohen-Chang on Glee, Jenna Ushkowitz, said that she would honor Rivera by continuing her legacy of “talent, humor, light and loyalty.”
Actor and author Chris Colfer, who portrayed Kurt Hummel on the show, shared that a decade of friendship with Rivera is hard to describe in a few words.
Becca Tobin, who joined the show in the fourth season as the character Kitty Wilde, remembered Rivera’s kindness to her when she was just beginning on the show. Rivera, according to Tobin, was someone who was talented, gorgeous, and witty.