Did John Forte Meet His Wife Lara Fuller, A Freelance Photographer After Being Released From Prison?

John Forte, who was a Grammy award-winning musician and producer, passed away on January 12, 2026. The musician died at his home located in Chilmark, Massachusetts, and reportedly no foul play was involved. John was best known for his work back in the 1990s with the Fugees. Apart from being creative in the hip hop genre, John was known to be a devoted family man and his sudden passing away at the age of 50 has made his fans discuss about his personal life with Lara Fuller.

John Forte was known for his creative work as an artist and also for his deep love story. His relationship with Lara Fuller, who has been a freelance photographer according to multiple social media reports, created one of the most defining chapters of his life. What has been the love story of Lara Fuller and John Forte?

John Forte's love story with Lara Fuller started after his difficult period in the prison

For the unversed, John Forte spent 14 years in the prison for dr** traffic****. He was reportedly convicted of conspiracy. John's earlier life was marked with a lot of artistic exploration. It was in Brooklyn, New York, back in 1975 when he was born. His personal life became chaotic after he got arrested, which disrupted his ladder of success. According to a report by the Village Voice, John's love story with Lara truly started after his chapter of struggle in the jail ended.

For the unversed, when he was in prison, he got support from singer, Carly Simon, whom he had addressed as his 'adopted grandmother'. This is because she played a great hand in advocating for his sentence reduction. John was best known for playing the violin and got involved in the early hip hop movement. His success came when John collaborated with hip hop stars such as- Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Talib Kweli.

John Forte met Lara Fuller on an island

According to a report by EW.com, John had first gone to Martha's Vineyard in 1998 and was drawn to the island's vibrant community. He was a long-time friend of Carly, whose son is Ben Taylor. John had been introduced to the island culture, and after two decades, his life transformed. It was around 2015 when John, after being settled in Martha's Vineyard, met Lara, who was back then a freelance photographer and also a fellow resident on the island.

John and Lara's meeting was all things organic, which was rooted in community life rather than the high-pressure entertainment life. John and Lara were first friends, and slowly and steadily their bond deepened and became organic. John had stayed on the island for a decade before he met Lara. The atmosphere at the vineyard where John's daily life and art overlapped became the base for his relationship with Lara years later.

John Forte and Lara Fuller married in 2017

It was in the summer of 2015 when John met Lara at Martha's Vineyard. According to a report by the GQ, the couple in love then got married on March 3, 2017, right on the island. A look at Lara's Instagram profile reveals that she is a professional photographer. She loves to take snaps of kids, couples, natural landscapes and also take family portraits. John's wife, Lara, reportedly had studied photojournalism at Boston University before working as a production assistant. Lara then started off her freelance photography career path, as per her LinkedIn.

According to Lara's LinkedIn profile, she has a degree in Bachelor of Science, Photojournalism and Communication from Boston University. Lara was a production assistant for TACTIC Services, then an Administrative Assistant with Ardent Leisure Group. She was also a Client Liason Officer with Chief Trade Credit Insurance and has been a freelance photographer for 10 years.

John Forte and Lara Fuller are parents to two kids

Lara Fuller has always shared snaps with John and her two children on her social media. They were blessed with their first daughter, whom they named Wren Zazie Forte, back on June 8, 2017. When she was born, Forte had penned, "She arrived 7 lbs and 2 oz. Mom and baby are thriving. So much love, gratitude and deep appreciation for this moment."

John Forte celebrated his wife, Lara Fuller's, journey as a mother

John and Lara, three years later, on June 16, 2020, were blessed with a son named Haile Thayer Forte. John, in his caption back then, had written about how his son and Lara were doing fine and that Zaziue was waiting to meet her little brother. John had also shared of how he cried like a baby. He had earlier even appreciated Lara's parenting on Mother's Day 2020 and celebrated his wife being a mom. John had written:

"Happy Mother's Day to my friend, my partner and my wife @laratf. I love her. I love my girl in the worst way. I celebrate like it's my birthday. I tell her, no matter whatever they might say. You'd be better served here in the first place. It's like heaven on earth look at her face."

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