Season 3 American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino has been hospitalized in North Carolina after an apparent overdose of a combination of “aspirin and sleep aid”, according to news reports.
It’s not clear if the overdose was a suicide attempt or an accidental overdose.
Barrino’s representative told FoxNews’s Pop Tarts that the singer has been “totally overwhelmed by the lawsuit and the media attention”, referring to a suit filed alleges the singer had an affair with a married man.
My second thought was about whether or not I wanted to even report on this story. The reality of entertainment writing is that if I want to pay the bills, I have to report on the stories that get the page views. But it can be a really icky way to make a living, if I’m being honest with you.
So I’ll just leave you with this: keep your favorite entertainers in your prayers. It’s not easy living life in a fishbowl, and whatever the reason Fantasia took too many pills she could use some grace and mercy.
(PS: If you’re at all interested, I blogged on my own blog about online writing and some other topics I’m covering lately.)