Ice Cube and Stevie Wonder among mourners at John Singleton funeral
The private service was held at Angelus Funeral Home in South Los Angeles.
Family, friends and dignitaries including Ice Cube and Stevie Wonder were among those mourning director John Singleton at his funeral in Los Angeles.
The private service was held at Angelus Funeral Home in South Los Angeles, the neighbourhood formerly known as South Central, where Singleton spent part of his childhood and where his career-defining film, Boyz N the Hood, was set.
Others who paid their respects included Black Panther director Ryan Coogler, Straight Outta Compton director F Gary Gray, American football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, rapper Ludacris, and actors Ving Rhames, Morris Chestnut, Nia Long, Taraji P Henson and Tyrese.
The film was the acting debut for Ice Cube and Chestnut. Both praised the director at the time of his death, with Cube saying in a statement that his “passion for telling our stories from our point of view was more than an obsession, it was your mission in life. Your love for the black experience was contagious”.
The service came a week after Singleton’s family announced that he had died at the age of 51, days after he suffered a stroke.
Ward and her lawyer estimate in the document that Singleton’s estate is worth 3.8 million dollars (£2.9 million).
A Singleton representative said his family is also planning a public memorial and is deciding on the details, a representative said.
