Whitney Houston in Paris hospital
Grammy-winning singer Whitney Houston became ill on an airliner bound for France and was taken to a Paris hospital for treatment of apparent food poisoning today, her publicist said.
“Whitney Houston was rushed to a hospital in Paris because of severe vomiting. She was sick on the aircraft,” said Nancy Seltzer, her Los Angeles publicist. “She is doing well. She has gastroenteritis.”
Gastroenteritis is an inflammation of the stomach and the intestines. Seltzer did not know the source of the food poisoning.
Houston, 41, was travelling to Europe with a bodyguard when she fell ill, the spokeswoman said.
When the aircraft landed as scheduled in Paris, the star was taken to an undisclosed Paris hospital, where she was being treated in the emergency room.
The name of the airline and the hospital was not disclosed for security reasons.
It was not believed Houston would need to be admitted to the hospital, Seltzer said.
Houston is perhaps best known for her rendition of I Will Always Love You and her role in the film The Bodyguard.
