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John Singleton’s Daughter Granted Monthly Allowance

“It’s exactly what she’d requested back in September, arguing that her father had taken care of her finances while he was alive … and she needs the dough to hold her over.”

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John Singleton’s Estate Settles ‘Baby Boy’ Lawsuit

The late director requested a formal audit for the money made from the film prior to his passing. The settlement was agreed on before his death in April. 

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John Singleton To Be Laid To Rest At Private Service Monday

The “Boyz N the Hood” director died Monday at age 51, days after suffering a stroke. Singleton became the youngest best director Oscar nominee for the film. He was also nominated for writing its screenplay.

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John Singleton Found A Perfect Marriage Of Movie And Moment

“Boyz N The Hood was a seismic event,” filmmaker Brandon David Wilson said on Twitter. “I literally saw friends from elementary and middle school in the film playing bit parts. It was filmed in my neighborhood. I’m an L.A. native, but it wasn’t until BNTH that I saw (asterisk)my(asterisk) L.A. onscreen.”

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Filmmaker John Singleton Has Died

***John Singleton Update***

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John Singleton’s Daughter Disputes That He’s In A Coma

“My father is not in a coma,” Cleopatra Singleton writes in the document. She adds that although doctors “do not have a concrete diagnosis, my dad is progressing every day … My father is breathing on his own. He is only medically sedated to keep his blood pressure low and allow the vessels in his brain to heal.”

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John Singleton Of ‘Boys N the Hood’ In Coma After Stroke

The 51-year-old director’s condition was revealed in a court filing from his mother, Shelia Ward, who is requesting she be immediately appointed his temporary conservator to make medical and financial decisions for him while he is incapacitated.

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