R&B legendary artist Ginuwine passed out while attempting a dangerous stunt for superstar magician, Criss Angel’s Magic with the Stars in Las Vegas, Media Take Out has learned. And the entire incident was captured on video.
In a video which was published by DailyMail.com, the 51-year-old singer agreed to take part in a magic act, where he would be submerged under water. In the video, Ginuwine is seen attempting to hold his breath while submerged in a glass cube.
LINK TO THE VIDEO – VERY SCARY STUFF
Within a few seconds, it was clear that something was wrong. The Pony singer began banging at the sides of the cube – signaling that he was in serious distress. Then, he passed out.
Luckily stagehands immediately rushed to the singer’s aid, and got him out of the cube, before he drowned. According to an undisclosed source who spoke to The Daily Mail, paramedics were called to the scene as the performer was carried away onstage unconscious, though is understood to have made a full recovery.
‘It all happened so fast, it was like he got tapped out in a fight,’ a source reveals.
‘In the show he was trying to overcome his fear of being under water as he couldn’t hold his breath for longer than 15 seconds before trying the stunt out.’
Although he failed in rehearsals, he still went ahead with the stunt on the show and everyone was in tears.
Hopefully Ginuwine is alright … we need him for the music and the memes.