Director John Singleton will be taken off of life support after suffering a stroke earlier this month his spokesperson Shannon Barr told USA TODAY Monday.
"It is with heavy hearts we announce that our beloved son, father and friend, John Daniel Singleton will be taken off of life support today," Singleton's family said in a statement via his spokesperson. "This was an agonizing decision, one that our family made, over a number of days, with the careful counsel of John’s doctors."
Earlier Monday, some outlets reported Singleton, 51, had died.
The hashtag #RIPJohnSingleton was trending on Twitter Monday morning as thousands of tweets poured in, first with condolences and then with confusion.
His family revealed he'd suffered a stroke on April 17.
"... Our beloved son/father, John Singleton, suffered a stroke while at the hospital..." said the statement, provided to USA TODAY on April 20 by spokesperson Shannon Barr. "We ask that privacy be given to him and our family at this time and appreciate all of the prayers that have been pouring in from his fans, friends and colleagues."
Taraji P. Henson said she and Tyrese Gibson visited Singleton in the hospital, writing in an Instagram post on Saturday: "You heard my voice and jumped up. I HAVE HOPE AND FAITH BECAUSE I KNOW THAT #GODIS." Henson, who starred in Singleton's "Baby Boy," urged people to "keep praying."
Singleton was nominated for two Oscars for 1991's "Boyz n the Hood," becoming the youngest best director nominee and first black person nominated for the same award.
His other films include "Poetic Justice," starring Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur, "Shaft," "Baby Boy," "2 Fast 2 Furious" and "Four Brothers."
Singleton's recent projects include creating and executive producing the FX Networks TV series "Snowfall," as well as directing the fifth episode of the network's "The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story."
This is just a shock to the Hollywood Black community in a whole. This man has put on some of the best classics that we will never forget and we will watch over and over. I never got the actual chance to meet John Singleton but I commented on his ig page and told him he was one of my favorite directors and i would love to work with him one day he responded thank you and told me to keep working. He will defiantly be missed.
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