Boyz In The Hood Director In FatalSUV Accident In Los Angeles
As his new film "Illegal Tender" debuts, one of the pillars of Black Hollywood, John Singleton, has been involved in a vehicle homicide eerily similar to singer Brandy.
Singleton, 39, was driving a 2001 Lexus SUV in LA Thursday evening around 8:00 p.m. when it struck and killed a Black woman who stepped in front of the car, according to Associated Press.
The African American writer and producer immediately stopped his car and waited for police to arrive after the accident in the city's predominantly Black Jefferson Park neighborhood, said Officer Jason Lee, a police spokesman.
"Mr. Singleton stopped and identified himself as required by law and was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol," Lee said. "He was questioned and released."
The reported jaywalker was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead Friday morning, Lee said. She was identified as Constance Russell, 57, of Los Angeles.
Other details were not immediately released, and an after-hours call to the native-Angeleno's agent was not immediately returned.
Earlier this week Singleton, the youngest person to ever be nominated for an Academy Best Director nod and the only African American, had been in the news rightfully calling out folks.
Referring to many of the comedy films featuring Black men as "coon shows" and decried the unfair critism his films were garnering over all the violence being depicted.
"I just think that it is a shame that 'Who's Your Caddy?' got a thousand screens and 'Talk To Me' only got 50. People are hungering for a great movie."
Singleton, whose debut film, 1991's "Boyz N The Hood," earned him two Oscar nominations, has also directed "Poetic Justice,""Shaft," and "2 Fast 2 Furious." He was the producer of "Hustle & Flow,""Black Snake Moan" and is set to direct Halle Berry in "Tulia."
The brother's latest work as a producer is the thriller "Illegal Tender" starring Rick Gonzalez and Wanda de Jesus. It opened yesterday, Aug. 24.
Singleton, 39, was driving a 2001 Lexus SUV in LA Thursday evening around 8:00 p.m. when it struck and killed a Black woman who stepped in front of the car, according to Associated Press.
The African American writer and producer immediately stopped his car and waited for police to arrive after the accident in the city's predominantly Black Jefferson Park neighborhood, said Officer Jason Lee, a police spokesman.
"Mr. Singleton stopped and identified himself as required by law and was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol," Lee said. "He was questioned and released."
The reported jaywalker was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead Friday morning, Lee said. She was identified as Constance Russell, 57, of Los Angeles.
Other details were not immediately released, and an after-hours call to the native-Angeleno's agent was not immediately returned.
Earlier this week Singleton, the youngest person to ever be nominated for an Academy Best Director nod and the only African American, had been in the news rightfully calling out folks.
Referring to many of the comedy films featuring Black men as "coon shows" and decried the unfair critism his films were garnering over all the violence being depicted.
"I just think that it is a shame that 'Who's Your Caddy?' got a thousand screens and 'Talk To Me' only got 50. People are hungering for a great movie."
Singleton, whose debut film, 1991's "Boyz N The Hood," earned him two Oscar nominations, has also directed "Poetic Justice,""Shaft," and "2 Fast 2 Furious." He was the producer of "Hustle & Flow,""Black Snake Moan" and is set to direct Halle Berry in "Tulia."The brother's latest work as a producer is the thriller "Illegal Tender" starring Rick Gonzalez and Wanda de Jesus. It opened yesterday, Aug. 24.