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Hayley Williams Addresses Ex-Husband Chad Gilbert’s Death, Shares Gratitude for ‘Deeper Understanding’ of Hardcore Scene

Hayley Williams addressed the death of her ex-husband, Chad Gilbert, noting that he gave her a “deeper understanding” of the hardcore scene.

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Hayley Williams posted a statement on her Instagram Stories on September 23, 2026, three days after Chad Gilbert’s death at 45. The Paramore vocalist and New Found Glory guitarist were in a relationship for much of the 2010s, beginning in 2008. They married in 2016, but divorced the following year. Gilbert married singer Lisa Cimorelli in 2020, and the two had a daughter in 2021.

Following the news of Gilbert’s death, Williams stated that she had “not known what to say or if it’s appropriate.” She then added, per a report from Variety, “But I feel sure now that I want to [because] life is made of the paths we cross and the reasons we cross them are infinite.”

Her post continued, “Chad is indeed a legend in the scene and my time connected to him taught me a lot. He introduced me to........

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