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The American folk singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell was taken to hospital in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, according to reports.The American folk singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell was taken to hospital in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, according to reports.
The website jonimitchell.com, which describes itself as the artist’s official site, said: “Joni has been hospitalized. We are awaiting official word on her condition and will post it here as soon as we know.”The website jonimitchell.com, which describes itself as the artist’s official site, said: “Joni has been hospitalized. We are awaiting official word on her condition and will post it here as soon as we know.”
Earlier the celebrity gossip site TMZ said Mitchell, 71, was found by paramedics around 2.30pm on Tuesday after an emergency call from her house.Earlier the celebrity gossip site TMZ said Mitchell, 71, was found by paramedics around 2.30pm on Tuesday after an emergency call from her house.
More to follow A Twitter account in Mitchell’s name also reported on Tuesday night that she was in the hospital, but gave no details on her condition.
Los Angeles fire officials said paramedics answered an afternoon 911 call in Bel Air, where Mitchell lives, and took a patient to the hospital but they did not give her identity.
Mitchell in 2014 released a career-spanning four-disc box set last year and appeared at Clive Davis’s annual pre-Grammy party in February.
She has received eight Grammy Awards, including a lifetime achievement award in 2002. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
The singer-songwriter told Billboard magazine in December 2014 that she has a rare skin condition that prevents her performing.