Why Sting Won't Leave Any Fortune to Daughter Who Raises Child with Disability Alone after Divorce

• Sting, the renowned rocker, won't leave his fortune to his six children, including his daughter, Mickey Sumner, who raises her son Akira Rogue Kantrowitz, a child with a disability.
• Sting emphasizes self-sufficiency and hard work but offers assistance to his kids if necessary.
• Mickey, who is divorced, finds resilience through her journey with her son, and she is learning valuable lessons.

Legendary rocker Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, popularly known as Sting, has been married to his wife, Trudie Styler, since 1992. The singer's marriage has lasted over 30 years because he and his wife are friends who love and like each other.

Sting and Trudie Styler share four children: daughters Mickey and Eliot and sons Jake and Giacomo. The singer also has another daughter, Fuchsia Kate, and a son, Joe, with his ex-wife Frances Tomelty. Sting has been open about his parenthood journey.

He joked that he never wanted to become a parent. "I became a dad by accident six times — that's how smart I am. Yet they were the happiest accidents of my life because they're remarkable human beings," he added.

Sting admitted that he couldn't take much credit for his kids turning out great. As of 2020, the singer's children had blessed him with seven incredible grandchildren. "So all of this has happened by accident. I didn't intend to be the patriarch of a tribe, but I am," he gushed.

Sting is one of the most successful rock stars worldwide. He came from an impoverished childhood, became a hit singer, and amassed a fortune while at it. However, the singer didn't become famous as a child or a teenager because his career took off in his mid-20s.

The singer secured a position with The Police, a band that enabled him to pursue a conventional job as a teacher, ensuring he could fulfill his civic duties such as voting and paying taxes. Sting was also already a father and a husband and was grateful for his real life of success, which he could compare to his celebrity existence.

He revealed, "The life of success and fame. I could compare the two, and it kept my feet on the ground. I'm glad I didn't have success at 16 or something, out of school. People don't survive that."

Having worked hard for his career and wealth, Sting made it known that he wouldn't be leaving his kids an inheritance. The singer expects his six kids to work hard for their own wealth, as he also joked that by the time he is gone, there won't be much of his fortune left to inherit.

Sting explained his stand, "I certainly don't want to leave them trust funds that are albatrosses round their necks. They have to work. All my kids know that, and they rarely ask me for anything, which I really respect and appreciate."

However, he emphasized that if his children ever found themselves in trouble, he would readily offer assistance, a situation he's fortunately never encountered. Sting also commended his kids for having a work ethic that pushed them to thrive on their own merit.

One of Sting's daughters, Mickey Sumner, wanted to be a model. So, she moved from the UK to New York to pursue her dreams. Unfortunately, Mickey had no long-term plan to achieve this goal, and she later joked that "I was once the world's worst model." Soon, she also realized she had another calling, to be an actress, as she was taking acting lessons on the side.

While studying Fine Arts at Parsons School of Design, Mickey also dedicated time to shooting short films with friends Casey Neistat, Benny Safdie, and Alex Kalman, igniting her passion for movies and acting.

Sting's daughter also loved painting and creating with her hands, but she found the act lonely. "I wanted to make things with people, and filmmaking and acting felt like the perfect medium," she elaborated. Mickey is now an actress, director, and producer.

The actress is also a mom. Mickey thought she'd have a girl when she was pregnant, as her gynecologist had accidentally revealed that to her. However, many people told her that the shape of her belly signified that she'd have a boy. These people were right, as Mickey gave birth to a boy at her parent's home on December 31, 2016.

Akira Rogue Kantrowitz came two weeks early, which concerned Mickey as he was born pretty blue, still, and cold. On the third day after his birth, Akira still hadn't latched and was turning yellow, so on the advice of a lactation specialist.

Mickey took him to the hospital, where he was said to be hypothermic. A vein couldn't be found to take his blood, so they admitted him to the neonatal intensive care unit.

Akira's vital kept dropping off, coming back, and then dropping off again. Mickey was still tired and sore from giving birth as she worried about her baby. Eventually, she knew her responsibility was to protect and nurture her son even in that challenging moment. "I was in it. This was motherhood. I was bonded," she confessed.

Akira was eventually diagnosed with a rare genetic unbalanced translocated chromosome. As much as his mom worried the condition might have come due to his difficult home birth, doctors assured Mickey that Akira was not thriving because of his genetic translocation and not the birth process. Mickey's son is now seven.

Despite being nonverbal, unable to walk, hard of hearing in both ears and facing challenges such as hypotonia and global delays, Akira possesses a remarkable ability to connect with others. Per Mickey, her son's presence makes everyone feel deeply seen and profoundly loved, surpassing any perceived limitations.

Mickey's life as a mother took a significant turn when Akira joined a program in Los Angeles for toddlers with disabilities led by skilled therapists. He attended for two hours each morning and formed new friendships.

Through Akira's connections, the actress found a community of parents who understood the challenges and joys of raising a child with disabilities. "I felt less lonely. I felt hope, not just for Akira but also for myself," she acknowledged.

Raising Akira has taught the actress the intricacies of the word resilience, which she is grateful for but noted that it can be an "exhausting lesson."

Mickey had Akira with her husband of four years, Chris Kantrowitz. The two got married in 2017, but in December 2021, the actress filed for dissolution of marriage in the Los Angeles County Court. Chris, an entrepreneur in gaming, technology, and music, and Mickey are now officially divorced and legally single.

Mickey is close to her father. In 2020, she helped the daughter of a man whose final request in life was to give a painting of Sting to the singer. The woman had revealed that her father, who came into her life when she was five and married her mother, gave her an assignment to ensure Mickey's dad got the one painting he had ever completed. Mickey revealed online that she'd connected with the woman, and they had planned the logistics to ensure the painting reached Sting.

He celebrated her when she turned 40 on January 19, 2024. Sting shared cute pictures of Mickey as a toddler posing with him and captioned the post, "Happy birthday Mickey! Love, Dad."

Sting has nothing but love for his children. He noted that he doesn't want to give his kids handouts, as he would be robbing them of the adventure of life that comes with making their own living.

The singer is proud of his children, saying they are "fiercely independent." As much as Sting hasn't promised them any wealth or inheritance, he reiterated that if they're ever in trouble, he will help them.