Kelly Rowland was among an array of celebrities offering prayers for DMX this weekend after the rapper was hospitalized Friday. The 50-year-old reportedly suffered a drug overdose at his home and is said to be on life support as his 15 children reportedly rush to his bedside.
'Lord God in Heaven, bless our brother DMX,' said Kelly, 40, in an emotional video on her Insta Stories this Saturday, 'I ask that you would bless his family.' She added: 'I ask that you would wrap them with love and support right now. Lord God I ask that you would please cover and keep our brother DMX right now in his bed, Lord God, and ask that you would have mercy on his life.' Kelly declared that 'we just hold him up to you and ask that you shine your purest white light on him and all he loves. We thank you for his life, we thank you for allowing us to witness his gift and ask that this is not the end of the road. Lord God, we thank you, in Jesus’ name, amen.'
'Please pray, send healing energy, whatever positive vibes you can for #DMX,' tweeted Gabrielle Union during the day on Saturday.
Singer-songwriter Maxwell tweeted: 'DMX the world is praying,' while Ja Rule posted a string of praying hands emoji and wrote: 'Prayers up for my brother DMX...'
DMX's 15 children are all said to be flying to New York to be by his bedside as the rapper remains on life support. Doctors at White Plains Hospital in New York have said the 50-year-old rapper's prognosis is poor while family members have said his life hangs in the balance. DMX was said to be off life support earlier Saturday but his lawyer later said that the news was a 'misstatement'.
Sources claims that the star, whose real name is Earl Simmons, overdosed around 11pm on Friday and was rushed to the hospital where he is in critical care. One relative explained that paramedics tried to resuscitate him for 30 minutes when he was taken to hospital on Friday night, during which time he was deprived of oxygen for an extended period. Doctors say the lack of oxygen severely affected his brain, with one family member saying 'It's not looking good.' Although he has been described as having 'some brain activity,' doctors are still worried that he may not pull through.