John Crawley's Cause of Death Revealed: TikTok Star KingBeardX Dead at 47
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John Crawley, a TikTok star known online as KingBeardX, has died at the age of 47.
Crawley died at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo on Monday, according to a notice on the Glenfield Funeral Home's website. His cause of death was cardiac arrest, TMZ reported.
"I'm really sorry to tell everyone the bad news but Pimpmunkx (KingBeardx) passed away yesterday," Anthony Caruso, Crawley's friend and former podcast co-host, wrote on a GoFundMe page he set up earlier in August to help pay for his medical bills.
"Thank you to everyone that has supported the fundraiser so far. His mother told me to thank you all. The fundraiser will continue to go on to support fundraising a funeral/helping John's mother."
Crawley had gone to hospital earlier in August after having trouble breathing, according to the GoFundMe page. Doctors then put him on a ventilator and he stopped breathing, after which he was admitted to the intensive care unit.
"John is the main breadwinner for his family, and unfortunately, he doesn't have medical insurance. His condition is quite unstable, and we're all worried about him," Caruso said.
Newsweek contacted the Glenfield Funeral Home for comment by email outside of regular working hours.
John Crawley died at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo on Monday, according to a funeral home.
John Crawley died at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo on Monday, according to a funeral home.
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