DJ Erick Morillo, known for 90s hit I Like To Move It, dies at 49

DJ Erick Morillo has died.

The musician, known for his 90s hit I Like To Move It, was 49.

His body was found this morning, reports TMZ.

Law enforcement sources told the US site that the music producer’s body was found in Miami Beach.

The circumstances surrounding his death are not yet known.

Erick was best know for producing electro dance track I Like To Movie It, which he released in 1993 under the pseudonym Reel 2 Real.

His death comes just weeks after he was arrested in Miami on sexual battery charges.

The alleged victim claimed she and Morillo had gone to his place after a gig where they had both been Djing.

She claims she resisted his sexual advances, and then went to sleep at his place before waking up nude and finding Morillo standing next to her, also nude.

He had turned himself in on August 6.

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