Eminem hospitalized for sleeping pill addiction
NEW YORK (AFP) - Rap star Eminem has been hospitalized for addiction to sleeping pills, his publicist revealed, just days after the singer cancelled the European leg of his current world tour.
"Eminem is in the hospital under doctors' care," Interscope Records publicist, Dennis Dennehy, said in a statement.
"He's being treated for dependency on sleep medication," Dennehy said.
The 33-year-old rapper announced on Tuesday that he was cancelling his September 1-17 European tour dates. The reason given at the time was exhaustion, "complicated by other medical issues."
Eminem, whose 2000 album "The Marshall Mathers LP" sold 9.8 million copies, has now made eight albums since 1999. He had three top 10 releases in 2002.
Many of his songs have been blasted for their explicit lyrics but the rapper, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, still has an international army of followers.
Recent press reports suggested Eminem's latest tour was intended to be his last, with the singer looking to forsake performing and make a permanent move into production.
NEW YORK (AFP) - Rap star Eminem has been hospitalized for addiction to sleeping pills, his publicist revealed, just days after the singer cancelled the European leg of his current world tour.
"Eminem is in the hospital under doctors' care," Interscope Records publicist, Dennis Dennehy, said in a statement.
"He's being treated for dependency on sleep medication," Dennehy said.
The 33-year-old rapper announced on Tuesday that he was cancelling his September 1-17 European tour dates. The reason given at the time was exhaustion, "complicated by other medical issues."
Eminem, whose 2000 album "The Marshall Mathers LP" sold 9.8 million copies, has now made eight albums since 1999. He had three top 10 releases in 2002.
Many of his songs have been blasted for their explicit lyrics but the rapper, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, still has an international army of followers.
Recent press reports suggested Eminem's latest tour was intended to be his last, with the singer looking to forsake performing and make a permanent move into production.
