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Ginuwineis back in good health, his rep tells PEOPLE, after passing out earlier this week while taking part in a stunt for magicianCriss Angel’s upcomingMagic with the StarsCW series in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The “Pony” singer, 51 — who was born Elgin Baylor Lumpkin — “is OK” and has “made a full recovery” since his headline-making incident, which occurred when he was pulled from a glass cube of water where he was attempting to hold his breath.
“He was conquering a fear,” a rep for the star says. “Fortunately everything is OK as he was working with Criss Angel, who’s the best in the business.”
“It all happened so fast, it was like he got tapped out in a fight,” a source told the outlet of the ordeal. “In the show he was trying to overcome his fear of being underwater as he couldn’t hold his breath for longer than 15 seconds before trying the stunt out.”
The insider added that Ginuwine “failed [the stunt] in rehearsals,” but went ahead with it on the series, “and everyone was in tears.”
Representatives for The CW did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment, while reps for Angel had no comment.
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Criss Angel’s Magic with the Starsis an upcoming reality competition series set to air later this month on The CW.
Taking place at the Criss Angel Theater at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, two celebrities appear in each episode and “train with Criss and learn his award-winning, revolutionary magic to compete and create a mind-blowing series of magic performances,” according to an officialpress releasefor the series.
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Alongside Ginuwine, other stars appearing on the show includeCynthia Bailey, Brec Bassinger, Michael Ian Black,Corbin Bleu, Miles Brown,Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Randy Couture,Vernon Davis,Flavor Flav,Debbie Gibson,Lolo Jones, Frank Mir andFrankie Muniz.
Omarion,Donny Osmond, Jeff Timmons, Matt Walsh,Johnny WeirandTara Lipinskiare also slated to appear, while magician Lance Burton and comedianLoni Lovewill serve as judges alongside Angel, 54. Eddie Griffin will also appear as host.
Criss Angel’sMagic with the Starspremieres Oct. 22 on The CW.
source: people.com
