DMX stays in grave condition in hospital following heart attack, says rapper’s lawyer
“He has been taken off the life-support system and is breathing on his own. But we are concerned,” says the rapper’s attorney.
Grammy-nominated US rapper DMX has been taken off life support and is breathing on his own after suffering a heart attack – but his condition remains concerning, his lawyer has said.
The 50-year-old, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was admitted to a New York hospital “in grave condition” after suffering the heart attack on Friday night, attorney Murray Richman said.
A prayer vigil was planned for Monday outside the New York hospital where the rapper DMX remained on life support following a heart attack.
The family of the rapper said on Sunday the vigil would be held outside White Plains hospital at 5pm.
Rapper DMX hospitalised after heart attack, his lawyer says
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“On Friday night … our brother, son, father, and colleague DMX, birth name of Earl Simmons, was admitted to White Plains hospital, facing serious health issues,” the family said through a publicist.
“We ask that you please keep Earl/DMX and us in your thoughts, wishes, and prayers, as well as respect our privacy as we face these challenges.”
Simmons, 50, was admitted to intensive care in White Plains, 10 miles north of New York City, after going into cardiac arrest, according to his lawyer, Murray Richman.
The family said he remained in a coma and was on a ventilator. Nakia Walker, Simmons’ former manager, told BuzzFeed the rapper was in a “vegetative state” with “lung and brain failure”.
Richman said he could not confirm reports that Simmons, 50, overdosed on drugs, and said he was not sure what caused the heart attack.
