Jehovah�s Witness Church Releases Statement on Prince�s Death

*According to People, the Jehovah’s Witness Church has released a statement following the untimely death of Prince (real name Prince Rogers Nelson):

“We are saddened to hear about the death of Prince Rogers Nelson, who was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in 2003,” a church spokesperson, David A. Semonian, said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE.