While “Poetic Justice” director John Singleton is in the hospital fighting for his life, his family is at war over his condition and care. His daughter Cleopatra had made some disturbing claims about her grandmother (John’s mom).

John Singleton’s daughter, Cleopatra Singleton.

TMZ reports:

Cleopatra Singleton claims in new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, that her dad is NOT in a coma and claims he’s getting better everyday. This is in stark contrast to the legal docs filed just yesterday by John’s mom, Shelia, who claimed he was in a coma and had suffered a “major stroke.”

We broke the story, Shelia wanted to establish a conservatorship to handle John’s business dealings while he lay incapacitated.

Cleopatra says Shelia is up to no good, claiming she’s abused her position as John’s personal and business manager, especially when it came to supporting his 4 children. Cleopatra, a college sophomore, says in the docs that Shelia has stated her intention to liquidate John’s assets and leave his kids with nothing.

Cleopatra attacks Shelia, saying, “My father’s allowed his mother to stay in that position out of fear and obligation to her as she’s bullied and abandoned my father since he was a small child, leaving him emotionally defenseless.”

John suffered a stroke last week as he was being treated at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. as a patient for a problem with his leg.

Cleopatra says her father is breathing on his own but is in a medically sedated state. She says he responds to stimuli and has even smiled on many occasions. She adds, doctors have told her John could be out of ICU in 5 days.

This isn’t the first time we have heard this about Singletons’ Moms – his son called her out YEARS ago.

Its heartbreaking that John’s family is fighting during a time when they should be coming together. Hopefully they will eventually put their differences aside and do what’s best for John. We’ll continue to keep you all updated. Now you’re officially in the know!