Tyrese Gibson is mourning the death of Hollywood director John Singleton following the news that the 51-year-olddied after complications from a strokeon Monday.
Gibsonused Instagramto express his sentiments about losing his close friend and former director a day after his death.
“You were just at the house……. Holding our new angel in your arms……. I asked you that day would you be Soraya’s God Father….. ,” the actor wrote. “Your response was classic John.”
Added Gibson, “Love you bro… my heart hurts.” Gibsonwelcomed daughter Sorayawith his wife Samantha last October.
Singleton directed the 2003 film2 Fast 2 Furiousstarring Gibson and “Get Back” rapper, Ludacris.
The artistalso used social mediato remember his good friend with an emotional post on Instagram.
“I honestly can’t even find the words right now,” Ludacris captioned a photo of himself with Singleton. “This one Hurts Bad. Signing off social media for a while.”
Singleton’s family announced that the famed director would be taken off life support on Monday after a severe stroke left him in a coma and “unable to provide for his personal needs,” on April 17.
“John Singleton was a prolific, groundbreaking director who changed the game and opened doors in Hollywood, a world that was just a few miles away, yet worlds away, from the neighborhood in which he grew up,” the family wrote.
“In his private life, John was 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 added. “John’s confidence in his place in Hollywood was only matched for his passion for the sea. John kayaked in Marina Del Rey every morning. His greatest joy, when not on set, was sailing on his boat, J’s Dream, up and down the Pacific Coast.”
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Singleton’s debut 1991 film,Boyz n the Hoodstarring Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, Laurence Fishburne, Morris Chestnut and Angela Bassett, put him on the map, launching his Hollywood directing career.
source: people.com
