But when his team’s demands for a private room weren’t met, the singer and his entourage chose to head home, TMZ continue. Prince and co. chose to bail. The singer was released three hours after arriving and flew home, according to TMZ.
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A source told PEOPLE on today that Prince was struggling with a “serious illness”.
Prince was seen going to his local Walgreen’s at least four times during the week leading up to his death.
His cause of death is not known, but in a call to paramedics on the way to Prince’s home, a 911 dispatcher said: ‘Male down, not breathing’. A toxicology screen is said to be underway, but it will take about two weeks to get any results back.
Here is what we know for certain so far.
The icon was found unresponsive Thursday morning inside an elevator at his Paisley Park Studios.
A man touches the Prince star on the wall outside the First Avenue nightclub in Minneapolis. Although they tried to resuscitate him, it was too late. CPR was administered at 9.49am but Prince was pronounced dead at 10.07am.
Prince, who battled chronic hip pain from the wear and tear of touring, took the highly addictive drug after leaving the stage of what became his final concert appearance. This was the fourth time he visited the pharmacy in a week. Below is a statement from MTV. Born Prince Rogers Nelson in 1958, Prince gained superstar status with his album “1999”. “Our hearts and prayers go out to his family, friends and millions of fans”. He only stayed in the hospital for a few hours and his reps even spoke out and said he was recovering from a case of the flu.
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CDL will keep you updated on Prince’s death and possible drug overdose as more information becomes available.
