Prolific music producer and hip hop legend. Dr. Dre suffered an apparent brain aneurysm and is currently receiving treatment in the intensive care unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
According to TMZ, Dre suffered the aneurysm on Monday, and was rushed by ambulance to Cedars and was taken directly to ICU, where he remains Tuesday.
Sources say the 55-year-old music mogul is stable and lucid, but doctors don’t know what caused the life-threatening bleeding and they are doing a battery of tests.
Later on Tuesday evening, Dre shared an encouraging message on Instagram.
“Thanks to my family, friends and fans for their interest and well wishes,” he wrote in the caption, sharing a photo from a music studio. “I’m doing great and getting excellent care from my medical team. I will be out of the hospital and back home soon. Shout out to all the great medical professionals at Cedars. One Love!!,” he wrote.
KanyiDaily recalls that Dr. Dre is in the middle of a very contentious split with his estranged wife, Nicole Young, and she’s demanding about $2 million a month in temporary spousal support after filing for divorce in June 2020.