John Singleton Dead At Age 51

John Singleton who made his directorial debut with the acclaimed film “Boyz n the Hood” has died.
Reuters reports he passed on Monday at the age of 51 days after he suffered a stroke.
“We are sad to relay that John Singleton has died. John passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family and friends.”
The family said it had made the “agonizing decision” to withdraw life support from Singleton.
He was being cared for at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles since having a stroke on April 17.
He was a native of South Central LA and was nominated for an Academy Award for best director at age 24.
Singleton was the co-creator and executive producer of FX network TV series “Snowfall”.
He also “loved nothing more than new talent” including Tupac Shakur, Regina King, and Ice Cube.