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Family Disputes Suicide in Influencer Jenae's Tanzania Death

Published 8 May 2026

Ashlee Jenae, a 31-year-old lifestyle influencer whose legal name was Ashly Robinson, died in March during a vacation with her fiancé, Joe McCann, at the Zuri Hotel in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Authorities initially classified the death as a suicide, but her family has disputed that finding and is pursuing an independent autopsy.

Jenae and McCann, 45, had traveled to Tanzania to celebrate her birthday. McCann proposed to her during a safari, and her final social media posts showed the couple appearing joyful. Hotel staff reported a heated argument between them one night, prompting the separation of the pair into different rooms. Shortly afterward, Jenae was found unconscious in their villa and rushed to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Tanzanian police questioned McCann as a witness, temporarily seizing his passport, but have not charged him with any crime or announced further developments. Sources close to McCann told TMZ that he fully cooperated with investigators and remains willing to assist. He has not been named a suspect.

In his first public statement since the death, posted on social media, McCann expressed profound grief. "There are no adequate words to describe the...

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