Over the past few days, there have been some conflicting reports about famed director John Singleton’s condition following his stroke earlier this month.
We have just learned that Legendary director John Singleton has passed away after suffering a massive stroke on April 17.
Singleton, who was 51, went to a hospital complaining of weakness in one leg after arriving in the U.S. on a flight from Costa Rica. The Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind films like Boyz n the Hood, Rosewood and Four Brothers, Fox 4 Kansas City reports. He was 51.
A Singleton family rep says he passed “peacefully, surrounded by his family and friends.” The news comes more than a week after the famed director suffered a massive stroke. As we first reported … John’s mom, Shelia Ward, filed legal docs asking the judge to appoint her temporary conservator because he was “unable to properly provide for his personal needs for physical health, food, clothing, or shelter.” He had been in a coma in ICU at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A.
Actress Taraji P. Henson, center, and actor Tyrese Gibson were among the last to see Singleton before he passed.
Taraji, 48, who was a frequent collaborator with Singleton, took to Instagram.com to write:
“Visited you today. Me and @tyrese prayed so hard over you. You heard my voice and jumped up. I HAVE HOPE AND FAITH BECAUSE I KNOW THAT #GODIS. Keep praying #EVERYBODY for our beloved @johnsingleton”.
Gibson, 40, who worked with Singleton on the movie Baby Boy, added:
“Heavy heart, state of shock but there was something powerful about feeling the presence of God that gave us the reassurance that God is going to pull him through this… The idea that me and Taraji prayed hard over john so much history so much genuine love… We can only hope and keep praying that God brings him back to us!”
