‘I Like To Move It’ DJ, Erick Morillo Found Dead At 49

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INDIO, CA - APRIL 15: DJ Erick Morillo poses during Day 1 of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 2011 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 15, 2011 in Indio, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)

Erick Morillo, the internationally-recognised DJ who quickly rose to fame with his hit track ‘I Like to Move It’, has been found dead in Miami, local police have said.

His demise comes just a little under a month after his arrest for sexually assaulting a female DJ after working a gig together.

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Police said the 49-year old was found dead in his Miami Beach home, but have released few details as the investigation begins.

 

Confirming the news, Miami Beach Police spokesperson Ernesto Rodriguez said they found his body was found at his Miami home.

There were no apparent signs of foul play, Rodriguez added, but the investigation remains opens. Morillo’s cause of death will be determined by the Miami Dade Medical Examiner’s Office.

He released his 1994 hit ‘I Like to Move It’ using the name Reel 2 Real.

It became a retro hit again after a remix was featured in the 2005 animated film Madagascar.

Morillo had denied the sexual assault charge, but turned himself in after a rape kit identified him as the suspect, according to WPLG-TV in Florida.

He had been scheduled for a court hearing on Friday, the station reported.

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