Imani Dia Smith cause of death update: How did Lion King actor die? First details out
Posted on: Dec 25, 2025 02:59 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
Imani Dia ian ian douglas smith, famous for her role in The social lion billie jean moffitt king, has died. She was 25. As per authorities, Smith was found with jab wounds at a home in Edison, New Jersey, on Sunday after a stabbing was reported on 911. Prosecutors said she was pronounced dead after being transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.
While no official cause of death has been announced yet, it was revealed that Smith was stabbed. Her boyfriend, Jordan D. Jackson-Small, was arrested and accused of murder, according to Middlesex County, New Jersey, prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Edison Police Department chief Thomas Bryan.
He was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, prosecutors said.
"She leaves behind a 3-year-old son, her parents, her two younger siblings, and an extended family, friends, and community who loved her so very much," Smith's aunt Kira Helper wrote in a GoFundMe fundraiser.
"Imani had her whole life ahead of her. She was a vivacious, loving and fiercely talented person. A true triple-threat performer, she most notably played the role of Young Nala on Broadway in Disney’s Lion King — an experience that reflected the joy, creativity, and light she put into the world," the GoFundMe page reads.
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