On the morning of Thursday, July 14, pop superstar Cyndi Lauper awoke to alarming news. Declyn, her 24-year-old son, was detained in New York City after he was discovered sitting in the driver's seat of a stolen vehicle.
The New York Police Department verified to Hollywood Life that the child of the "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" singer was detained when investigators discovered a double-parked vehicle.
"It was a 2014 Mercedes-Benz and when calling it in they learned the car was stolen," read the NYPD's statement. "A 24-year-old male Declyn Lauper was in the driver's seat and was arrested and charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle."
Cyndi shares her sole kid with her 1991-married husband, David Thornton. The birth date of Declyn Wallace Thornton Lauper is November 19, 1997.
As the rapper Dex Lauper, Declyn has created a reputation for himself in the music industry. With 2 million Instagram followers, the rising talent has collaborated with notable artists such as G-Easy. The duo collaborated on the 2019 song "K I D S."
According to TMZ, Declyn was seated in the Mercedes C350 that was reported stolen two years prior. The singer was permitted to leave the police station with a future court appearance ticket.
Two days later, he uploaded a music video to Instagram with the song's lyrics as the caption: "No time for TMZ I just want some Privacy I just want some time for Me!"
In a 2008 interview, the legendary pop artist discussed her son's upbringing with a famous mother. She told The Guardian that growing up was hard for her son given her status.
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However, it appears that Declyn does not hold his Grammy-winning parent's fame against him. In a recent Instagram Story, the young rising singer posted a snapshot of herself and her mother strolling the red carpet at the 2021 Video Music Awards with the statement, "Say what you want about me but keep my mother's name out of your mouth. I couldn't have asked god for a better mother."
Cyndi Lauper's magic is undeniable.
After being shot in the head at a campaign rally outside Tucson, Arizona, in 2011, shooting survivor Gabby Giffords used music, specifically Cyndi Lauper's, to learn to speak again, according to filmmakers Julie Cohen and Betsy West, who recently released a new documentary called "Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down."
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