Rossano Rubicondi, the fourth husband of Ivana Trump, has died at the age of 49.

As reported by the New York Post, the Italian actor passed away on Friday following a long battle with melanoma - a type of skin cancer.

The tragic news was shared by Italian TV presenter Simona Ventura, who shared a photo of the two of them on Twitter, along with the caption (translated): "Rossano… Thanks for the journey we made together, for the quarrels, the pisses but also the clarifications and laughter, so many, that we did together. Have a good trip RiP".

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Rubicondi was known for his appearances in movies such as The Golden Bowl, The Eighteenth Angel, and Head Full of Honey, as well as his marriage to businesswoman and television personality Ivana Trump. He had also recently worked on launching his Rossano To Go pizzeria in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Trump and Rubicondi married in 2008, but divorced just a year later in 2009. However, the pair continued to see each other "on and off" for a decade, the Post reports.

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The pair also appeared together as guests on Italy's version of Dancing with the Stars back in 2018. The following year, Trump told Page Six that the relationship between the two of them had "ran its course".

"Rossano spends a lot of time in Italy and I spend a lot of time in New York, Miami and St-Tropez, and he has to work," she said at the time. "The long-distance relationship really doesn't work. We had a good time and are friends. The split was amicable."

In a statement to People on Saturday, Trump said she was "devastated" over the loss of her ex-husband.

At the time of the couple's separation in 2019, Rubicondi revealed that he would always consider Ivana as family, adding: "We are super close. I have good respect for her."

Our thoughts are with Rubicondi's family and friends at this time.

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Ivana Trump 'devastated' as ex-husband Rossano Rubicondi dies aged 49