‘Today’ Stars Support Sheinelle Jones at Husband’s Funeral

Sheinelle Jones got support from her Today costars during husband Uche Ojeh’s funeral.

Several familiar faces from the morning show were seen leaving the Riverside Church in New York City on May 30, as shown in photos from Page Six. The group included Jenna Bush Hager, Al Roker, Craig Melvin, and Savannah Guthrie. Deborah Roberts, Roker’s wife, also attended, along with Hoda Kotb, who departed the show earlier this year.

Since December 2024, Jones, 47, has been on leave from her cohosting duties on the third hour of Today. In an Instagram post at the beginning of the year, she disclosed that she was taking time off due to a family health issue.

Last month, Guthrie, 53, shared on Today that Ojeh had passed away at 45 after a private battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.

The Hollywood and news communities are supporting Sheinelle Jones in the wake of her husband Uche Ojeh’s death. Savannah Guthrie announced on the Friday, May 23, episode of Today that Ojeh recently died at age 45 after a private battle with the brain cancer glioblastoma. “There are no words for the pain that we feel […]

“There are no words for the pain that we feel for Sheinelle and their three young children. Uche was an incredible person. We all loved him,” Guthrie said on air. (Jones and Ojeh, who tied the knot in 2007, shared son Kayin, 15, and twins Clara and Uche, 12.)

Roker called Ojeh a “private guy” who was “wickedly funny” and “humble,” while Bush Hager applauded Jones for finding “the grace in the grief” amid this difficult time.

Following her cohosts’ on-air tributes, Jone broke her silence. “Thank you, for all of your love and support ❤️,” she wrote via Instagram alongside the clip from Today.

Earlier this week, Roker and Dylan Dreyer shared their insight about how the Today family is standing by Jones’ side.

“She’s such a close friend to me and I still don’t have the words. I don’t know what to say,” Dreyer exclusively told Us Weekly at Hoda Kotb’s Joy 101 launch event in New York City on Wednesday, May 28. “I’ve reached out. I don’t want to push too hard. There’s just a lot of things that she must be juggling right now. I mean, I don’t know the right words besides, ‘I’m here. Whenever you need a hug, let me know. I’ll be there in a second.’ And, I mean, I pray for her every night.”

The hosts of NBC’s Today are sending their love to Sheinelle Jones after the unexpected death of her husband, Uche Ojeh. He was 45. “With profound sadness, we share this morning that Uche Ojeh, the husband of our dear friend and Today cohost Sheinelle Jones has passed away after a courageous battle with an aggressive […]

Roker added: “We tend to say, ‘Oh, I know what you’re going through. I know what you’re feeling.’ Nobody knows unless you’ve actually been in that. So, we’re there. We just want to be there and pay tribute to the wonderful person that Uche was and still will be because he’s going to live on in those kids and live in all our memories.”

As Jones continues to mourn Ojeh, she is not expected to return to Today in the near future.

“There is no timing on when she will be back,” a source told Us earlier this week. “Everyone is shocked and just so sad. Everyone can’t imagine what she’s gone through. She left in December and [has] been so quiet [and] focusing on her family.”

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