Husband of former Disney star killed in Arkansas crash
Carney died, along with his childhood friend, 37-year-old Ezekiel Blanton, were pronounced dead at the scene in Hot Springs.
Carney sang in the band Prom Kings, which formed in the mid-2000s in Los Angeles.
Carney was the husband of Disney Channel alum Tiffany Thornton (who starred in “Sonny with a Chance”) and had two children with the actress/radio host.
“I’m still in shock and I can’t believe I’m writing this but #RIPChrisCarney”, the singer captioned a pic from Thornton and Carney’s 2011 wedding, where she served as a bridesmaid.
Our hearts are breaking at KLAZ and Noalmark Broadcasting. Arkansas State Police say the husband of former Disney star Thornton has been killed in a single-vehicle crash.
“We’ve let the mayor and the family know we’re there when they need us”, she said.
Carney, who was himself a musician and a former reality TV star, was in the passenger seat of the auto when it flew off the road during a sharp turn and slammed into a tree.
Our thoughts continue to go out to Tiffany and her family during this hard time in their lives. Later he choose a completely different career path and became a probation officer with the Hot Springs, Arkansas municipal court system. According to ET Online, Thornton lost her close friend Brittany Blanton the day before and it is unknown at this time if Brittany was related in any way to Zeke.
Fans around the world quickly posted condolence tweets. Although she didn’t directly address his death, she tweeted Friday “This isn’t real”.
News of Thornton’s loss came just hours after the actress posted about the death of her best friend, Brittany Blanton.
Carney had been married to Tiffany Thornton for four years. My acceptable pal Chris Carney has passed away.