MTV Star Reportedly Placed in Conservatorship After Suffering Massive Stroke

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Matt Pinfield, formerly the host and VJ of MTV's 120 Minutes, has reportedly been deteriorating since he suffered a massive stroke on January 6.

Pinfield's daughter, Jessica, filed to place him under a conservatorship, TMZ reported on Wednesday, January 29, as she seeks to control the 63-year-old music executive's medical and financial care.

In the court documents obtained by the outlet, Jessica reports that her father is "incompetent to make health and financial decisions," and that she and her sister Maya feel he "needs temporary conservators to oversee his bank account and apartment. They allegedly do not want his girlfriend, film and TV production coordinator Kara Scobey Brown, to be able to make decisions on his behalf.

Not many details about the relationship between Pinfield and Brown are available, but in October 2023, Pinfield shared a picture of himself and Brown on Instagram calling her his "ride-or-die partner." He also added that "love is real-life is bearable-life is good."

On January 7, KCSN, the radio station where Pinfield currently hosts a show, gave the following statement, "The SoCal Sound's legendary DJ Matt Pinfield will take a temporary leave of absence for personal reasons. We fully support Matt and hope to have his energetic rock n' roll knowledge back on the air soon."

Meruelo Media, the owners of local station 95.5/KLOS where Pinfeld hosted another show, also shared a statement: "Everyone at KLOS & Meruelo Media, along with Matt's family (daughters Jessica and Maya, brother Glen, sister Colleen, mother Nancy), his girlfriend Kara, and the entire rock and roll universe support Matt in taking some time off to rest and heal. Matt is a family member," they said, "and we look forward to having him back on the KLOS airwaves as soon as possible. We know his fans across the country and all the artists feel the same way."