His mother, Shawntia Hardaway, died in 2017 after a long battle with heroin addiction. Their tumultuous relationship was documented on MTV's I Won't Love You to Death: The Story of Mario and His Mom.

Mario Talks Losing Mom to Addiction, New Love and Filming Empire Amid the Jussie Smollett Debacle The R&B singer, who is currently on The Millennium Tour, opens up about his emotional new video ...