Trailblazing director John Singleton passed away on Monday afternoon after his family made the difficult decision to remove him from life-support. He suffered a stroke while in the hospital and reportedly did not regain consciousness. Singleton was 51-years-old.
He made history receiving a Best Director Oscar nomination for the groundbreaking film, Boyz N the Hood in 1991. Singleton was the youngest individual to receive a nomination in this category and the first African-American.
People Magazine shared the following statement released by the family earlier in on 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. This was an agonizing decision, one that our family made, over a number of days, with the careful counsel of John’s doctors,” the statement began.
“In his private life, John is a loving and supporting father, son, brother, and friend who believed in higher education, black culture, old school music and the power of film,” the statement continued. “We are grateful to his fans, friends and colleagues for the outpour of love and prayers during this incredibly difficult time. We want to thank all the doctors at Cedars Sinai for the impeccable care he received.”
