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| The folk singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell has been taken to hospital in Los Angeles. | The folk singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell has been taken to hospital in Los Angeles. |
| 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. |
| 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. | 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 a local area hospital but they did not give her identity. | Los Angeles fire officials said paramedics answered an afternoon 911 call in Bel Air, where Mitchell lives, and took a patient to a local area hospital but they did not give her identity. |
| A spokesman for the fire department, which provides emergency medical services, said the patient had been in a “fair condition” but provided no further details. | A spokesman for the fire department, which provides emergency medical services, said the patient had been in a “fair condition” but provided no further details. |
| Mitchell’s media management were contacted for comment but did not immediately respond. | Mitchell’s media management were contacted for comment but did not immediately respond. |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | The singer-songwriter told Billboard magazine in December 2014 that she has a rare skin condition that prevents her performing. |