section_path: Personal life and death
section_name: Personal life and death
paragraph_text: Personal life and death
  
  From 2003 to 2013, Gotti was married to his wife Debra (also known as Debbie). The couple had two sons and a daughter together. Gotti claimed he had romantically dated Ashanti while separated from his wife, which the singer denied, though she did confirm they were casually dating at one point. The two had a tumultuous relationship with communication breaking down in 2009 when Ashanti left The Inc.
  
  Gotti had two properties in Encino, California, and had previously owned homes in Sherman Oaks and in New Rochelle.
  
  Gotti, who was diabetic, avoided hospitals and doctors for years, and struggled to take insulin and change his diet. In early 2024, Gotti suffered a minor stroke, as a result of his diabetes, which caused him to walk with a cane. On February 5, 2025, he died in New York City at the age of 54, from a hemorrhagic stroke he suffered while eating American Chinese food and playing poker with friends in the days leading up to his death.
  
  From 2003 to 2013, Gotti was married to his wife Debra (also known as Debbie). The couple had two sons and a daughter together. Gotti claimed he had romantically dated Ashanti while separated from his wife, which the singer denied, though she did confirm they were casually dating at one point. The two had a tumultuous relationship with communication breaking down in 2009 when Ashanti left The Inc.
  
  Gotti had two properties in Encino, California, and had previously owned homes in Sherman Oaks and in New Rochelle.
  
  Gotti, who was diabetic, avoided hospitals and doctors for years, and struggled to take insulin and change his diet. In early 2024, Gotti suffered a minor stroke, as a result of his diabetes, which caused him to walk with a cane. On February 5, 2025, he died in New York City at the age of 54, from a hemorrhagic stroke he suffered while eating American Chinese food and playing poker with friends in the days leading up to his death.