Donda West, mother of Kanye West and former chairwoman of Chicago State University’s English department, has died, a spokesman for the rapper said. She was 58.

Donda West died Saturday night in Los Angeles, said the spokesman, who asked for anonymity because not all family members had been notified.

“The family respectfully asks for privacy during this time of grief,” the spokesman said. (Read More)

I am having trouble parsing this. A family spokesman has asked for anonymity? How does that work? Not to mention the callous nature of the leak.