American filmmaker, John Singleton is on life support after suffering a stroke earlier this month, his spokesperson, Shannon Barr, has confirmed.
The clarification came after some outlets reported that the 51-year-old, who suffered a stroke on April 17, had died.
FOX4 reported that Singleton’s family had informed their film critic, Shawn Edwards, about the death
The hashtag #RIPJohnSingleton was trending on Twitter Monday morning as thousands of tweets poured in, first with condolences and then with confusion.
Barr, however, said the Hollywood director is “still on life support” and said any report to the contrary “is inaccurate.”
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.
