Former MTV VJ Matt Pinfield Suffers Massive Stroke, Remains Hospitalized

Matt Pinfield, former MTV VJ, suffered a massive stroke earlier this month and remains hospitalized, PEOPLE confirms.

The 63-year-old’s health emergency occurred the night of Jan. 6 as a result of previous health issues, Rolling Stone reports.

On Jan. 7, KCSN — the Los Angeles radio station where Pinfield hosted a show — released a statement revealing that he wouldn’t be on air for a bit.

“The SoCal Sound’s legendary DJ Matt Pinfield will take a temporary leave of absence for personal reasons,” the Facebook post said. “We fully support Matt and hope to have his energetic rock n’ roll knowledge back on the air soon.”

Additionally, KLOS — another radio show hosted by Pinfield — shared a statement wishing him well on his road to recovery.

“Everyone at KLOS & Meruelo Media, along with Matt’s family (daughters Jessica and Maya, brother Glen, sister Colleen, mother Nancy), his girlfriend Kara, and the entire rock and roll universe support Matt in taking some time off to rest and heal,” the company said. “Matt is a family member, and we look forward to having him back on the KLOS airwaves as soon as possible. We know his fans across the country and all the artists feel the same way.”

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According to TMZ, shortly after Pinfield’s stroke, his daughter Jessica filed for temporary conservatorship, citing concerns over his ability to manage his health and finances. She reportedly claimed in court documents that the former Columbia Records executive is “incompetent to make decisions.”

Pinfield has suffered other health scares in the past. In 2018, the star was hospitalized after being hit by a car in Los Angeles while crossing the street. He was then rushed to Cedars-Sinai Hospital where he was treated for a broken leg — which was fractured in two places — and lacerations to his head, which required stitches.

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The music personality was also open about his struggle with substance abuse and heart problems, which led to him entering rehab in 2017.

“I was dealing with A-fib,” he told The San Francisco Chronicle at the time. Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is a quivering or irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia) that can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications, according to the American Heart Association.

“Drinking on top of it wasn’t a good idea. And it turns out I was overmedicated,” he said.

Pinfield started out on MTV in 1992 after appearing on an episode of The Real World. In 1995 he was brought on to host MTV’s 120 Minutes, a show about artists of the alternative music genre.

He later went on to host a number of MTV shows including, MattRock, Pinfield Suite, Pinfield Presents, Rocks Off, Say What? and MTV Live.

In 2016, Pinfield published a memoir about his career: All These Things That I’ve Done: My Insane, Improbable Rock Life.

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