Stacey Dash

Cousin to Roc-A-Fella co-founder Damon Dash, Stacey Dash revealed in a TikTok video to the public that she just discovered yesterday(August 31) that DMX passed ...

It breaks my heart that he lost to it. Many people responded in her comments asking where has she been, with some even suggesting that she had relapsed and started using drugs again for not knowing until over a year later. He lost to that demon of addiction.

Stacey Dash had a painful awakening this week when she claimed to have discovered the heartbreaking news that DMX had passed away over a year ago.

He loved his family with all of his heart and we cherish the times we spent with him. Titled Exodus, the project was ultimately released thanks to the assistance of longtime producer Swizz Beatz. We appreciate all of the love and support during this incredibly difficult time. “We are deeply saddened to announce today that our loved one, DMX, birth name of Earl Simmons, passed away at 50-years-old at White Plains Hospital with his family by his side after being placed on life support for the past few days. According to a statement from the Simmons family, the Ruff Ryders legend passed away less than 24 hours after his brain activity test results indicated there’d been no improvement in the six days he’d been on life support. In a tear-filled TikTok video, which she later posted to Instagram, Dash condemned the disease of addiction.

The 'Clueless' actress shared a teary video about DMX's death and her struggle with sobriety. Stacey Dash was once one of the most sought after women in the ...

Even celebrities like [Tyrese](http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/Tyrese/profile) commented on the odd video, writing, "Ain't no way this is real." [today six years and one month clean](https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/stacey-dash-admits-to-18-to-20-pills-a-day-addiction-i-lost-everything-news.140991.html). [Ruff Ryder's legend passed](https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/new-york-celebrates-1st-dmx-day-news.144846.html) in April 2021. Stacey hasn't been on the scene much since quitting College Hill. On Wednesday, Stacey added fuel to the concerned fire after posting an emotional video of herself grieving over [ DMX's death](https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/dmx-memorial-service-details-shared-public-not-permitted-to-attend-news.130634.html). In the teary video, the College Hill: Celebrity Edition star added, "I didn't know.

Clueless star Stacey Dash posted a tear-filled TikTok claiming she didn't know that rapper DMX has died, here's what she's up to in 2022.

She was also seen in 2022’s College Hill: Celebrity Edition and 2021’s The Dr. Her new reality TV show, A New Thing – With Stacey Dash, is currently in pre-production. She also starred in 2021’s Carolina’s Calling and this year’s 7th Secret. Stacey has wowed fans with her impressive acting chops and good looks. I know I am late, I did not know he passed away.” The caption read: “I was strolling through #tiktok and found a #DMX song that has saved me many times.

While DMX died more than a year ago, in April 2021, Clueless actress Stacey Dash just learned of his passing. See her tearful reaction to the news below.

[opened up about her battle with drug addiction](https://www.eonline.com/news/1306022/clueless-stacey-dash-recalls-taking-18-to-20-pills-a-day-amid-her-addiction-battle?query=stacey%20dash), telling [Dr. "And in this five years, my blessing—the greatest blessing—is that not only have I been able to be honest with myself and become a better person, I've been able to understand my parents and that they did love me and that they were doing the best they could and they were just sick. [celebrating five years of sobriety](https://www.eonline.com/news/1306022/clueless-stacey-dash-recalls-taking-18-to-20-pills-a-day-amid-her-addiction-battle?query=stacey%20dash). She also shared that she "was taking 18 to 20 pills a day" at one point, and no one knew. "I didn't know DMX died," she explained. "Suddenly it says #RIP i know I am late, i did not know he passed away, he #OD I am heartbroken - he was such a great guy."

Stacey Dash shared an emotional video addressing DMX's death in which she broke down about her own sobriety after finding out the rapper died one year ago.

"At that time in my life, it was who I was. And I realized in 2016 that anger is unsustainable, and it will destroy you. [called for an end to Black History Month](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-clueless-actress-stacey-dash-black-history-month-20160120-story.html), and [praised Trump's comments](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rfK8Oi9wUw) about the 2017 neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Va. What people don't know is I made a lot of mistakes because of that anger." "It got to a point where I didn't even want to live anymore. The voice in my head was saying, 'There's nothing here for you.'" "You did and we love that you're still here with us." It breaks my heart that he lost to it. He lost to that demon.... [PEOPLE](https://people.com/tv/stacey-dash-on-abuse-addiction-and-her-near-abortion/), telling the publication that she was first offered the drug at the age of 16 after experiencing sexual abuse as a child when she was growing up in the South Bronx in New York. "I am, today, six years and one month clean, and it breaks my heart. [Stacey Dash](https://ew.com/person/stacey-dash/) has opened up about her own sobriety journey in a new video in which she breaks down after finding out that rap legend [DMX](https://ew.com/person/dmx/) suffered a [cocaine-induced heart attack](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/12/22/magazine/dmx-death.html#:~:text=The%20moral%20price%20of%20life,a%20cocaine%2Dinduced%20heart%20attack.) in [April 2021](https://ew.com/music/dmx-dies-at-50/).

Stacey Dash revealed on TikTok that she just found out DMX died in April 2021. "This brings in a whole new meaning to Clueless," one fan quipped.

“He loved his family with all of his heart and we cherish the times we spent with him.” “You are 1 of 1.” “i did not know he passed away,” she went on to write. “He lost to it. He lost to that demon of addiction. [left in a “vegetative state.”](https://pagesix.com/2021/04/05/dmx-remains-in-a-vegetative-state-after-drug-overdose/)

Stacey Dash shared a tearful TikTok video reacting to DMX's death more than a year after it happened.

"I feel like Stacey Dash just wanted us to see her new skin color," wrote @Darikeon, gaining 12,000 likes for the observation. Radio host Reese Waters offered an idea for Dash to redeem herself. were just some of the messages playing on her best-known role. The rapper died on April 9, 2021. [MyPillow](https://www.newsweek.com/mike-lindell-says-walmart-wants-destroy-him-stock-communist-pillows-1717050) ads and [Herschel Walker](https://www.newsweek.com/herschel-walker-blasts-scaredy-cat-raphael-warnock-georgia-debates-1738651) sharpening crayons." "I guess Stacey Dash Clueless after all," "Stacey Dash still living in her Clueless role," "Acting literally clueless," and "Stacey Dash took the word 'Clueless' and ran with it huh?"

"It breaks my heart," the actor said on TikTok, while railing against the "demon of addiction."

And I realized in 2016 that anger is unsustainable and it will destroy you. “And at that time in my life, it was who I was. And you know, what people don’t know is that I made a lot of mistakes because of that anger.” [hot-take-spewing](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/stacey-dashs-ouster-from-fox-news-delights-twitter_n_5885d283e4b0e3a7356a154b) conservative pundit on Fox News. “I am today six years and one month clean,” she said. “I know I am late.

Stacey Dash is heartbroken after learning that DMX had died over a year ago. The "Clueless" actress, who's previously spoken out about her former battle ...

[opened up about her past struggles with drug addiction](https://etcanada.com/news/827836/stacey-dash-opens-up-to-dr-oz-about-being-five-years-sober/), telling Dr. She has been very open about her pill addiction. In the comments section, some users criticized Dash’s reaction while others defended her, like one platform user, who wrote, “Leave her alone. “It breaks my heart that he lost to it. “I was strolling through #tiktok and found a #DMX song that has saved me many times,” Dash, 55, captioned her Instagram post on Wednesday. READ MORE:

She famously switched her party affiliation to Republican in 2012 and subsequently had a contract as a commentator on Fox News. Now, some are wondering where ...

Whatever the case may be, Stacey pretty emphatically suggested that the idea that she was bleaching her skin was ludicrous. “I haven’t paid attention to Stacey Dash in so long so idk how late I am to this but … Recently, rumors have also been circulating that Stacey bleaches her skin to make it appear whiter. I know I am late, I did not know he passed away, he #OD I am heartbroken — he was such a great guy," the caption to the video said. She remains active on social media, so it's not totally clear how she missed this fairly major news. Now, some are wondering where Stacey is now and how she could've missed some fairly major news.

Rapper DMX died in April 2021 after suffering a heart attack caused by a drug overdose — details.

[inspire others who also struggled with addiction](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/celebrity-drug-confessions-201474/) to get the help they needed. [sought treatment for substance abuse multiple times](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/rapper-dmx-checks-into-rehab-report-w479524/) throughout the course of his career — Dash has been open about her struggles with addiction. I encourage anyone who has a story they are scared of telling to share it with the world. [The incident triggered a heart attack](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/rapper-dmx-50-is-hospitalized-after-suffering-overdose-report/) and despite being rushed to a nearby hospital, DMX remained unresponsive. You never know who will be able to relate to you and who it can help.” [died at age 50 after suffering an overdose](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/dmx-dead-rapper-dies-at-50-after-overdose-heart-attack/) in his New York home in April 2021. Oz Show, she revealed that she tried drugs for the first time when she was 8 years old and was taking between 18 and 20 Vicodin pills per day at the height of her addiction. “I thank the Lord for being able to say that I have grown more over the last 5 years than I have in my entire life,” she wrote via Facebook ahead of the Dr. Please respect our privacy as we grieve the loss of our brother, father, uncle and the man the world knew as DMX.” “Earl was a warrior who fought till the very end. Dash concluded her video with an overwhelmed plea to her followers: “It breaks my heart [that] he lost … to that demon of addiction.

Yesterday, Stacey Dash made waves on social media when she confessed that she was unaware rapper DMX had died. The Clueless actress took to TikTok and ...

Oz and admitted that her first introduction to drugs was when she was just 8 years old. In addition, she claimed that her mother—who was a drug addict—gave her her first line of cocaine at 16 years of age. It breaks my heart that he lost to it. “I didn’t know from a cocaine overdose.” Dash then talked about her own drug abuse problem. “Suddenly it says #RIP i know I am late, i did not know he passed away, he #OD I am heartbroken - he was such a great guy.” “I didn’t know DMX died,” she continued.

Stacey Dash, left, at the Hollywood Palladium in February 2020 and DMX in Atlanta in February 2021. (Willy Sanjuan / Associated Press; Prince Williams / Getty ...

She also appeared in the “Kanye West: College Dropout — Video Anthology” in 2005 and Marques Houston’s [“Favorite Girl”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAcCME-BbAI) in 2007. Dash is no stranger to the 1990s rap and R&B music scene. “I was strolling through #tiktok and found a #DMX song that has saved me many times,” the 55-year-old wrote in the clip’s caption. “It breaks my heart that he lost to it. I’m bugged out though, how come she looks like a Woman named ‘Karen’? “How she not know?? is she that ‘Clueless’ or out of touch with The Black Community?? [wrote](https://www.tiktok.com/@3rdegreeofficial/video/7138262994814881066?is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=7138262994814881066) TikTok creator [3rdegreeofficial](https://www.tiktok.com/@3rdegreeofficial/video/7138262994814881066), adding a video that quipped “had she been watching BET she would’ve known.” He lost to that demon of addiction. I didn’t know... [Kim Hitt’s song “You Don’t Know.”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOLh7DvEqpM) “I didn’t know. I didn’t know DMX died.