Troubled singer Rihanna performed a rescheduled concert in Sweden last night, 48 hours after seeking emergency medical treatment at a hospital. The 23-year-old Bajan reportedly experienced dizziness and nearly collapsed during rehearsals for a concert in Sweden on Monday. She was rushed to a hospital where she was hooked up to an IV and given fluids to rehydrate her.
As we reported previously, a source close to Rihanna’s camp reached out months ago when Rihanna’s drinking and drug use was getting out of hand.
“Rihanna is running on empty but she’s still been going out drinking and living it up,” a source told London’s The Sun publication yesterday.
Shortly after she tweeted a photo of herself receiving an IV infusion on Monday, Rihanna’s camp released a statement claiming the “Cheers” singer had a bout of the flu and she was hospitalized for “extreme exhaustion.”
But there is no such medical diagnosis as “extreme exhaustion.” That is a terminology usually used to mask the real reason for a hospital visit.
Meanwhile, Rihanna’s boss, ‘X Factor’ judge, LA Reid, reached out to his troubled star with text messages and flowers sent to her hotel. Reid, the Chairman & CEO of Epic Records, is catching flack from industry sources who say he still isn’t doing right by his former friend, Shakir Stewart.
On Nov. 1, 2008, Stewart put a gun to his head and took his own life in his bathroom, just one day after flying home from New York to take his children trick or treating. He was 34.
