Sarah Jessica Parker had a lot of people worried when she unexpectedly walked out of a gala in New York… and now we’ve learned that she left alongside her dying stepfather in his final moments.
The Parker family tells TMZ… Sarah’s stepfather, Paul Giffin Forste, died suddenly on Wednesday. We are told he was surrounded by the love of his wife Barbaric and his children, including SJP, whom he has helped raise since she was young.
The ‘Sex and the City’ star attended the start of Wednesday night’s 10th Annual Fall Fashion Gala, but left without warning. Sure, his exit raised a lot of eyebrows, but the family emergency was the reason.
According page 6those in the crowd were simply told that she had to leave due to a “devastating family situation”.
The family statement continues: “Paul will be remembered with the spirit of loving kindness that was his faith, his special joy for his 13 grandchildren and his abiding belief in making the world a more charitable, tolerant and beautiful for all”.
He was 76 years old.