Fantasia Barrino Attempts Suicide
Fantasia Barrino is hospitalized in Charlotte, NC after a suicide attempt Monday night. A police report indicates the R&B star, 26, overdosed on a combination of aspirin and a sleeping aid. Fantasia gained fame as the Season 3 winner of "American Idol" and went on to star in the Broadway production of The Color Purple, a biopic, and her very own VH1 reality show, "Fantasia For Real." Brian Dickens the singer's manager alerted authorities that something was wrong at the star's home where her reality show is recorded. When police arrived they found her in a closet. Reports radaronline.com, Joseph Barrino, the singer's father said, "She is doing fine." While in a statement Dickens said, "Her injuries are not life threatening. She was dehydrated and exhausted at the time," the police report described her injuries as "serious." Fantasia allegedly took the pills after accusations of a sex scandal involving ...