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Simmons was hospitalized on April 2.
It was previouslyreportedthat he had suffered a drug overdose and a heart attack, though specifics were inconsistent.
An analysis of Simmonss urine showed the presence of cocaine.
They arrived on the scene at 10:09 p.m. and started trying to revive Simmons at 10:10.
There was about a 30-to-40-minute interval between the arrival of paramedics and Simmonss arrival at the hospital.
Although his heart was revived at one point and there was a pulse, his brain was already dead.
His death literally happened immediately because the brain was dead, the source added.
However, he was diagnosed brain-dead early on …
He never woke up from [a] coma.
Murray Richman, Simmonss longtime attorney, slammed unsubstantiatedrumorsthat his death had anything to do with the COVID-19 vaccine.
Persons who made that statement had no basis to formulate a belief, Richman said.
He also confirmed that Simmons never had COVID nor did he receive the vaccine.
He loved his family with all of his heart, and we cherish the times we spent with him.
Earls music inspired countless fans across the world, and his iconic legacy will live on forever.
Simmons, who grew up in Yonkers, started performing in 1984.
His eighth album,Exodus, was posthumously released in May.
With reporting from Justin Curto.
