The family of John Singleton, the director, producer and screenwriter behind the landmark 1991 film “Boyz N the Hood” and several other movies, said on Monday that they had directed doctors to pull him off life support after he suffered a stroke earlier this month, the New York Times reports.
“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,” said the statement, which was released by Singleton’s publicist. “This was an agonizing decision, one that our family made, over a number of days, with the careful counsel of John’s doctors.”
Singleton, 51, who was the first black filmmaker nominated for the best director Oscar award, is known for films like “Boyz n the Hood” and “Poetic Justice” starring Janet Jackson. His recent projects include the TV series “Snowfall.”
