‘The Voice’s Ryan Whyte Maloney Was Distraught Over Custody Battle, Fiancée Says

“The Voice” alum Ryan Whyte Maloney was locked in a custody battle together with his ex-wife within the months main as much as his suicide … and the dispute was taking a toll on his psychological well being, not less than in accordance with his fiancée.

Ryan’s fiancée, Zana, tells TMZ … Ryan and his ex-wife had been combating over custody of their 4 kids for the previous eight months. Zana says Ryan wished to separate custody together with his ex, however she wished main custody — and the back-and-forth was torturing him inside.

Zana says Ryan had a historical past of psychological well being struggles and was engaged on his points earlier than fatally taking pictures himself in Las Vegas.

TMZ broke the story … the police report from Ryan’s suicide says he shot himself after a heated argument together with his fiancée whereas they had been driving house. Cops mentioned the couple was arguing about her jacket when he grabbed a gun from the glove field, hopped out of the automobile and pulled the set off.

Ryan’s fiancée disputes the assertion within the police report that he referred to as her a “bitch” in an argument beforehand … she’s adamant he by no means spoke to her that means, and says she instructed cops SHE felt like a bitch that she was there when he died, and could not cease him.

Zana tells us she feels likes cops badgered her into making a press release. She says she did not need to speak to police and wished time to gather herself and provides her assertion later … however she says cops mentioned they wished her to speak ASAP, and he or she gave in.

Zana says police misunderstood what she instructed them and took her phrases out of context. She says she requested Ryan if he had grabbed her jacket from the valet space of the New York-New York Lodge and On line casino earlier than they left … however there was no argument.

Shortly after Ryan carried out, Zana says, one thing was clearly disturbing him … however she says he would not inform her what precisely was the matter.

Ryan’s fiancée says a celebration of life is deliberate for Wednesday evening at Ole Purple in Las Vegas, the place his band will carry out his songs with visitor singers.

She says he wished to be cremated so his ashes may very well be unfold in a lake close to his Traverse Metropolis, Michigan hometown.

Zana says she’s remembering Ryan for the optimistic affect he had on his followers … and he or she says at any time when he walked right into a room, everybody was excited by his presence and was keen to observe him carry out.