R&B singer Toni Braxton, who soared to fame in the 199os’ under super-producer Babyface, has been hospitalized in Los Angeles.
The R&B performer says in a Tweet on Friday that she’s been hospitalized because of “minor health issues” related to Lupus. A spokeswoman confirmed the hospitalization but had no other details. “But no worries!,” Braxton wrote to fans. “I will be out any day now.”
The 45-year-old singer, the most successful of the Braxton sisters revealed two years ago she has Lupus, a potentially deadly autoimmune disease that killed Braxton’s uncle. She also suffers from a narrowing of the blood vessels in her heart.
Braxton told reporters that doctors told her the Lupus diagnosis meant her performing career would likely be diminished and the disease helped push her into a recent bankruptcy. Her medical maladies stole away a promising and profitable gig at Las Vegas’ Flamingo Casino and Resort Hotel that could have been longterm.
