Rapper Kanye West is reportedly undergoing a spiritual crisis after being hospitalised for exhaustion following the cancellation of the remainder of his US tour.
West's reality star wife, Kim Kardashian, pulled out of an expected appearance in New York on Monday night to be with her husband, who was taken to a Los Angeles hospital after police responded to a call for help, US media reported.
Representatives for the 39 year-old musician did not return calls for comment on Tuesday on how long West was expected to remain in the hospital. He was hospitalised after a series of rants and concert cancellations in California last week.
A source close to the Jesus Walks singer told People magazine on Tuesday that West was dealing with exhaustion and sleep deprivation as well as a wider spiritual crisis.
"He feels like he's under spiritual attack, and has been for a while," the source told People.
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"Sometimes, darkness creeps in, and Kanye wrestles against it. He talks about that a lot. It's exhausting, and it takes everything he's got. He's just so tired now; he's very low energy and feels like there's a grieving in his spirit. It's very hard to explain, but something has happened recently, where he's not the 'Ye that everyone knows," the source added.
"'Ye' is a nickname for West.
His mother-in-law, Kris Jenner, told celebrity outlet Extra on Monday night that the singer was "just really tired. He's had a gruelling tour and it's been a grind, so he just needs to rest".
West, who was promoting his current album The Life of Pablo, made headlines last week when he was booed at his San Jose, California, concert for declaring his support for US President-elect Donald Trump.
He cancelled a concert in Los Angeles at the last minute on Sunday, and on Saturday walked off stage in Sacramento, California, after 30 minutes during which he took aim at Beyonce, Jay Z, the media, and the music industry in general.
