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Linsey ‘Jade’ Berardi, who appeared in Oxygen’s “Bad Girls Club,” has died, according to the cable network. She was just 22.
The website BGC Tea first reported this week that Linsey Jade is dead. The news came from the Instagram page of her friend Alyssamarie Ortiz, who insisted the story is not a hoax.
“RIP to Linsey Jade; the most free spirit friend I’ve had & to all of her fans from the Bad Girls Club; this is NOT a Hoax or an April Fools joke this is reality!” Alyssamarie wrote on Facebook while linking to a story about Linsey’s death. “She’s gone and I’m heartbroken to know I never apologized to her for our last argument and to all her fans id appreciate you not asking me how she died! Thank you all for the condolences so far.”
And another Bad Girls Club blogger tweeted that he confirmed the news of Linsey Jade’s death with her friend.
https://twitter.com/JoeyBGCBlogger/status/583754452957396992
Later on Friday, Oxygen, which airs BGC, released a statement officially confirming that Linsey Jade has died.
“We are deeply saddened by the loss of Linsey ‘Jade’ Berardi, who appeared in Bad Girls Club Season 12,” a spokesperson for the network said. “Our deepest sympathy and heartfelt thoughts go out to her family, friends and fans.”
Before her death, Linsey Jade rose to fame on Season 12 of the Oxygen reality series Bad Girls Club. But she was kicked off in just the second episode after getting into a fight with Jada and a cameraman. She is reportedly survived by her parents, a brother, and a sister.
Agencies/Canadajournal
