According to a statement released by his spokesperson, Eminem has been hospitalized for a dependency on sleep medication.
“Marshall Mathers, a.k.a. Eminem, is in the hospital under doctors’ care,” read a statement issued by Interscope Records. “He’s being treated for dependency on sleep medication.” They declined to give further details on the location of treatment or how long the rapper would be hospitalized, according to an MTV.com article.
The rapper recently made headlines earlier this week after announcing that he would be canceling the European leg of his latest tour, which was to begin September 1 in Hamburg, Germany and end September 17 in Dublin, Ireland.
In an effort to make up for the cancelled dates, 50 Cent announced that he will be touring Europe on different dates in place of the Anger Management 3 Tour. Akon has been added to that bill. Tour dates for 50