Lionel Richie has been discharged from a St. Louis hospital after experiencing an onstage health scare, according to reports. The 77-year-old R&B icon checked himself into a medical facility on Sunday, the day after he appeared to struggle while performing the final song of his concert in St. Louis.
By Wednesday, Richie was reportedly out of the intensive care unit and is doing well back home in Los Angeles. The news coincided with his daughter, Sofia Richie, enjoying a beach day with her children, Eloise, two, and Henry, five months, in Saint-Tropez.
Richie's health scare occurred during his performance at The Muny in Forest Park. Video footage from the end of his concert showed him appearing to be out of breath and needing to sit on a piano bench during his performance of "All Night Long." He was seen gesturing for the bench to be moved closer and remained seated for the remainder of the song, with his bandmates joining him on stage at times. After the song concluded, he walked off stage, turned back to wave goodbye, and was met with applause as older footage of him played on a screen.
Sources indicated that Richie admitted himself to the hospital out of an abundance of caution, with doctors reportedly exploring possibilities such as dehydration. This incident followed a similar event in June when Richie fell ill on stage during a concert in St. Paul, Minnesota. During that performance, he had to sit down multiple times and reportedly told the crowd he was feeling