Tamar Braxton In Hospital After She Attempts Suicide

The 43-year-old singer was rushed to an LA-area hospital after she was found unresponsive around 9:45 p.m. Thursday at the Ritz Carlton Residences in downtown Los Angeles, The Blast first reported. Sources say Braxton overdosed on pills and alcohol, and they believe this was a suicide attempt. She remains at the unnamed hospital on a 24-hour watch, but her condition is unknown.

Her boyfriend David Adefeso, who was staying with her at the hotel, told police that she had been upset earlier Thursday and had threatened suicide, according to TMZ. Law enforcement sources say the “Braxton Family Values” star did not leave a note, but they also described the cause of her hospitalization as a “possible suicide attempt,” according to TMZ. The couple typically releases an episode of their YouTube show “Coupled & Quarantined” on Thursdays, but it was postponed without explanation Thursday.

Braxton, the youngest in a family of singers, shot to fame when her family’s show, starring music legend Toni Braxton, began airing on WeTV in 2011. Tamar Braxton quickly became a fan favorite due to her outspokenness and unfiltered stance that she deserved the same musical success as her celebrated, older sister. She would go on to aspire to that goal by putting out hit records including “Love and War” and receiving several Grammy nominations, with the latest being for her song “If I Don’t Have You” in 2016. In 2019, she was the winner on reality show “Celebrity Big Brother.”

In a statement to People on Friday, a spokesperson for WE tv said: “Tamar Braxton has been part of the WE tv family for nearly a decade. We are keeping her and her family in our thoughts and prayers and joining with her fans sending strength and healing at this difficult time.”

On Twitter, several fans shared their well wishes Friday afternoon for a speedy recovery.