Jersey Shore star Jen Harley’s mom dead at 53, just three years after father’s cancer death

JERSEY Shore’s Jen Harley’s mom Leslie, 53, died on Saturday.

The former MTV star, 32, revealed the news on social media later that day with a sweet photo of the two of them together.

This latest loss comes just a little over three years after her dad died from cancer.

Jen, now a newly-licenses Las Vegas realtor, first shared of her mother’s deteriorating health earlier this week, writing: “Cherishing these last mins with you.”

“…The amount of grief and guilt I have right now running through my body is indescribable.

“Hits diff when it’s your mother. The person who gave birth to me, who was once my best friend, Mason’s Grammie.

“Wish we had more time with you in this life and you were able to watch Ariana grow up. Cherishing these last mins with you.”

The 32-year-old has a daughter, Ariana, with her ex-boyfriend Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, 34, and a son, Mason, from a previous relationship. 

In October, after an alleged altercation with Jen, Ronnie was arrested and charged with felony domestic violence, child endangerment, making criminal threats and brandishing a weapon.

Two of the seven charges against the star were dropped, his lawyers told last week.

The attorney revealed: “As we have been saying from the beginning, the facts and circumstances and relating to the arrest and charging of Ronnie were exaggerated and factually incorrect.

“Now, after further investigation, the City’s Attorney agreed with us and dismissed 2 of the pending charges against Ronnie. 

“They agreed that these allegations were baseless and made up. We are hoping further investigation will yield similar results.”

Jen has a restraining order out against him and has full custody of their daughter.

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