Lil Wayne, the 30-year-old New Orleans rap superstar, is alive and tweeting.
After the gossip website TMZ reported that Wayne was in an induced coma at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, Wayne went on Twitter to assure his fans he was alright.
"I'm good everybody," a message posted Wayne's Twitter account Friday evening read. "Thx for the prayers and love."
The rapper's publicist told the Daily News that Wayne was not in any imminent danger.
"He is not in critical condition. He is recovering and doing well now. He appreciates everyone's concern. But he is okay," Kia Selby, a publicist at Cash Money Records, said.
Wayne was rushed to the hospital Tuesday night after suffering a series of seizures. After being released on Wednesday, one of the rapper’s bodyguards found him lying on the floor of his room, TMZ said, and he was taken back to the hospital.
While details about Wayne’s condition remained scarce, TMZ initially said that he was in an induced coma, and that his family was gathering at the hospital.
Mack Maine, president of Young Money, Wayne’s record label, offered a markedly different assessment of his boss’ condition however, saying that the two were watching basketball together.
“Wayne is alive and well!” Maine tweeted. “We watching the Syracuse game...thanks for the prayers and concern..he will update you all soon.”
In a later tweet, Maine continued, “We will be releasing an official statement shortly but dont [sic] believe the nonsense about comas and tubes to breathe...that's false!!”
As evening fell in Los Angeles, TMZ backed off an earlier claim that Wayne was preparing to receive his last rites at the hospital.
Wayne apparently fell ill while shooting a video with singer and rapper Nicki Minaj, who Wayne helped propel to stardom, The Guardian reported.
A well-known proponent of a homemade elixir known as sizzurp that mixes soda and codeine, Wayne had been hospitalized six months ago for an unknown ailment.
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