John Singleton hospitalized after stroke

John Singleton gets back to a hospital after having a stroke.

The 51-year-old family Boyz the hood The director and scriptwriter confirmed the new Saturday.

"On Wednesday, April 17, our beloved son / father, John Singleton, suffered a stroke at the hospital," they said in a statement to E! New. "John is currently in the intensive care unit and is receiving outstanding medical care, we are asking for confidentiality from him and our family, and we appreciate all the prayers his fans, friends and colleagues have made to him."

Singleton was hospitalized after feeling pain in his leg, sources said Variety. The outlet added that doctors rated Singleton's stroke as "benign".

A family member, quoted by TMZ, reportedly stated that Singleton had suffered a stroke after a return flight from Costa Rica to the United States. The point of sale stated that the doctors were doing tests on him and also doing detoxification treatments.

In addition to his work on the 1991 film Boyz the hoodSingleton, his first Oscar-nominated film, also directed films such as Higher Education and 2 fast 2 Furious, Michael JacksonThe music video of "Remember the Time" and episodes of series like Empire, Billions, The people v. O.J. Simpson: US crime story, and Snowfall.