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DMX, seen performing in Atlanta in 2019, is breathing on his own after suffering a heart attack, his lawyer told Page Six.
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DMX was pulled from life support on Saturday afternoon and is breathing alone in a Westchester hospital after suffering a heart attack, his lawyer told Page Six.
The 50-year-old rapper “X Gon Give It to Ya” was taken to White Plains Hospital around 11 pm on Friday from his nearby home, and initially placed on a ventilator, said attorney Murray Richman.
“He was removed from the life support device at around 3 pm,” said Richman. “At the moment, he is breathing on his own. Many people are meeting in the hospital. “
DMX’s first wife and at least some of his 15 children are in the hospital with him, the lawyer said.
The lawyer was unable to confirm a TMZ complaint that the rapper, who was born Earl Simmons, suffered a heart attack after an apparent overdose.
“I refuse to guarantee this because I have no personal knowledge,” said the lawyer.
The serious news about the rapper from “Where the Hood At” generated a wave of repercussions on social networks, where celebrities asked for prayers for the native of Mount Vernon who grew up in Yonkers.