Legendary singer Lionel Richie was hospitalized in the intensive care unit after he fell ill following a performance in St. Louis, Missouri.
This is the second time that Richie, 77, has been hospitalized this summer.
TMZ reported:
Lionel Richie is hospitalized in the intensive care unit in St. Louis after performing in the city over the weekend … TMZ has learned.
Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Lionel checked himself into a local hospital after his Saturday night performance at The Muny in Forest Park to have some tests run.
We’re told Lionel is being cautious and doctors are looking into possible slight dehydration. Our sources say he’s hoping to be discharged Tuesday.
Witnesses at the concert tell us Lionel appeared to be struggling a bit toward the end of the show, asking his team to bring him a chair while performing his final song, “All Night Long,” so he could sit down.
Recall, earlier this summer, Lionel Richie was rushed to a hospital after he had a dizzy spell during his concert in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The 77-year-old sat down after he felt dizzy and was forced to abruptly end his show.
After the June hospitalization, Lionel Richie postponed his concert in Chicago.
“Under advisement by doctors to rest and return to full health, Lionel Richie has postponed his show on Friday, June 26 in Chicago, IL,” the United Center said in June.
