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Director John Singleton Has NOT Passed Away Despite Reports

Director John Singleton Has NOT Passed Away Despite Reports

Hot97 Staff
04/29/2019 12:00 AM EDT
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Earlier today, it was reported that legendary director John Singleton has reportedly passed away at the age of 51.

According to Fox 4 in Kansas City, he had passed away after suffering a major stroke last week which put him into a coma.

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According to TMZ, who spoke to Singleton’s publicist he has not yet passed away.

John’s publicist tells us the famed director is alive and on life support at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. We’re told John is still in a medically-induced coma and is non-responsive and not getting better.

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Singleton is best known for creating films such as Boyz n the Hood, Poetic Justice, Shaft, Baby Boy, and more. He also co-created Snowfall which airs on FX.

Look back at his interview with Ebro in the Morning from July 2018.

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