A shock update has been revealed on former MTV host Matt Pinfield after he suffered a devastating stroke on January 6 which put him into a coma.

Shortly after his hospitalization, the star’s daughter Jessica notably filed for temporary conservatorship as a legal battle began over his ᴀssets.

In legal documents at the time, both she and sister Maya stated that they were worried about his finances and personal property due to his girlfriend having access to his accounts.

And this week, Pinfield himself gave a health update to The Hollywood Reporter and expressed, ‘Guys, I’m alive.’

Matt – who rose to fame on the 90s MTV show 120 Minutes – explained, ‘I’m recovering and am going to come back swinging. I was unresponsive for two months.

‘Friends were thinking they were coming to see me for the last time. The doctors never expected me to speak or to walk again.’

A shock update has been revealed on former MTV host Matt Pinfield after he suffered a devastating stroke on January 6 which put him into a coma; seen in 2024 in Beverly Hills 

While also talking to the outlet, Pinfield gave a special shout out to his daughter Jessica for ‘saving his life’ after she obtained guardianship due to his condition. 

‘She’s the one who saved my life. She protected me,’ the SoCal Sound DJ expressed to THR. 

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Matt further shared that he was ‘close’ to losing his life, and also battled pneumonia which put him on a ventilator. 

When he awoke in the hospital, the star was able to have conversations with close pals about music. 

‘My friends said I went on about A Whiter Shade of Pale and how they couldn’t keep up with what I was saying. They were, like, “Yeah, he’s still got that brain.”‘ 

Pinfield was released from the ICU late last month in February, but is still recovering at a rehabilitation center in Los Angeles. 

While the TV personality has taken time away from his social media accounts, he expressed that he was aware of the kind messages from pals and other stars after his stroke. 

‘I want to say how great grateful I am for all the people that that were wishing me well. The love of the community helped me get through this.’ 

Matt – who rose to fame on the 90s MTV show 120 Minutes – explained, ‘I’m recovering and am going to come back swinging. I was unresponsive for two months’

While also talking to the outlet, Pinfield gave a special shout out to his daughter Jessica for ‘saving his life’ after she obtained guardianship due to his condition; seen above with Jessica (right) and daughter Maya (left) 

Matt also revealed that there is a chance he could be released from the rehabilitation center by the ‘end of the month.’

He added, ‘I’m definitely going to take some time to recover. Then I’ll do my radio shows again and get back to work doing what I love, which is to entertain people playing music.’ 

Not long after Pinfield was hospitalized in January, his daughter Jessica filed for temporary conservatorship because the star was ‘incompetent to make decisions.’

In legal documents obtained by TMZ at the time, both Jessica and her sister Maya stated that they have concerns over Matt’s girlfriend, Kara Brown, having access to his accounts and also feared that she would withdraw funds. 

Brown and Matt’s brother Glenn filed legal paperwork of their own in response to Jessica gaining temporary conservatorship of Pinfield. 

Hours before his stroke, Pinfield shared a pH๏τo of himself at work to Instagram captioned: ‘Starting another week with graтιтude for a life surrounded by great people, life changing music, and unforgettable experiences that I never take for granted.

‘Here to another week-another day-open heart and open mind. Let’s rock!’

Pinfield suffered a near-fatal collision in 2018 when he was struck by a car while crossing the street near his Hollywood home.

He added, ‘I’m definitely going to take some time to recover. Then I’ll do my radio shows again and get back to work doing what I love, which is to entertain people playing music’; seen in 2024 in L.A. 

Hitting the windshield headfirst and striking the pavement, his head was split open to his skull and he broke his leg in two places.

He has also battled heart problems and substance abuse, which led him to go to rehab in early 2017, per The San Francisco Chronicle.

Matt said: ‘I was dealing with A-fib (atrial fibrillation, or irregular heart rhythm). Drinking on top of it wasn’t a good idea. And it turns out I was overmedicated.

Los Angeles radio station KCSN additionally issued a statement amid Pinfield’s health crisis

It read: ‘The SoCal Sound’s legendary DJ Matt Pinfield will be taking a temporary leave of absence.

‘We are fully supportive of Matt and hope to have his energetic knowledge of rock n’ roll back on the air soon.’

Pinfield hosted 120 Minutes from 1995 to 1999 on MTV and from 2011 to 2013 on MTV2.

He began his career in the 1980s as a radio and club DJ in New Jersey. Along with his 120 Minutes stint work he worked on TRL and VH1.

After leaving MTV in 1999 he hosted USA Network show Farmclub.com, before becoming vice president of A&R and artist development for Columbia Records from 2001 to 2006.  

During his time at Columbia, he worked with the at the time unknown rock band The Killers, who later wrote 2004 hit track All These Things That I’ve Done about him.

In legal documents obtained by TMZ at the time, both Jessica and her sister Maya stated that they have concerns over Matt’s girlfriend, Kara Brown, having access to his accounts and also feared that she would withdraw funds; seen in 2014 in NYC 

Pinfield suffered a near-fatal collision in 2018 when he was struck by a car while crossing the street near his Hollywood home; seen in 2013 in NYC 

At the time Pinfield was working with the US Army as part of a program that mentored wounded or PTSD-stricken musician soldiers returning from Iraq.

He later worked at New York radio station WRXP 101.9FM.

He worked at SiriusXM Radio’s Lithium channel in 2016 and the following year published a memoir, All These Things That I’ve Done: My Insane, Improbable Rock Life.

In March 2024, Pinfield became the new afternoon drivetime host for KCSN in LA.