{"id":2125622,"date":"2026-09-02T20:23:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T17:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2125622"},"modified":"2026-09-02T20:23:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T17:23:58","slug":"lionel-richie-headed-back-home-after-3-day-hospital-stint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2125622","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Richie Headed Back Home After 3-Day Hospital Stint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3b\/16by9\/2026\/09\/02\/3b7cccc11d154ad08e4f05fd30a7d82e_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Lionel Richie Headed Back Home After 3-Day Hospital Stint<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Lionel Richie<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Heading Home After Hospital Stint Amid Cardiac Issues<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive Details<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-02T13:23:58-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202609\"><br \/>\n                September 2, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            1:23 PM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-02T13:54:51-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  September 2, 2026<br \/>\n                                1:54 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-dacb8615dd9c6a2caedbd57718da969a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260902_3b7cccc11d154ad08e4f05fd30a7d82e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:5a7e0e9d-2fda-4fc6-8486-e4b774ded67d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3b\/4by3\/2026\/09\/02\/3b7cccc11d154ad08e4f05fd30a7d82e_md.jpg\" alt=\"lionel richie getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-03f3fc95804051686b7009cb1447fc08\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/lionel-richie\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Lionel Richie<\/strong><\/a> is heading home to recover after a stint in the hospital for cardiac-related issues &#8230; TMZ has learned.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8a7d7e01972a33532f31c92b8d1c19e4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ &#8230; the legendary singer checked out of the hospital in St. Louis Wednesday afternoon after spending 3 days under doctors&#8217; care. We&#8217;re told he&#8217;s currently making his way back to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6269b1e10e2b17c1eb31a8b8012ca198\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250822_08b902f128e147388abcb79cf83e59e3\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:5a7e0e9d-2fda-4fc6-8486-e4b774ded67d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/08\/4by3\/2025\/08\/22\/08b902f128e147388abcb79cf83e59e3_md.jpg\" alt=\"lionel richie on stage getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Amazon \/ Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-61d37bfab90a00569b6f72b8c5ab7a29\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/lionel-richie-is-back-home-doing-great-following-hospitalization-exclusive-12077126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>People<\/strong><\/a> was the first to report on this news.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-eb9e541f174d44fa04b655f7e22f27fe\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As TMZ first reported, the entertainer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/31\/lionel-richie-hospitalized\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>checked himself into<\/strong><\/a> the hospital on August 29 for testing. A source close to Lionel claimed the singer was experiencing potential dehydration, while other sources told us the issues were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/01\/lionel-richie-hospitalization-update\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>related to his heart<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e2c2ba6b817d22b0c453217028def053\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Lionel was performing a show hours before he checked into the hospital. The singer looked weak while on stage and had to sit for a portion of the performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fb8c9c9963d43fb0ac069c305666b894\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Back in June, Lionel had a similar experience while performing in St. Paul, Minnesota \u2026 where he felt dizzy and had to cut the show short before being checked out at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/25\/lionel-richie-sent-to-hospital-by-ambulance\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>hospital<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/02\/lionel-richie-home-from-hospital\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:5a7e0e9d-2fda-4fc6-8486-e4b774ded67d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/02\/lionel-richie-home-from-hospital\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:5a7e0e9d-2fda-4fc6-8486-e4b774ded67d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;twitter-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"tag-cloud\">\n<ul class=\"tag-cloud__list-group\"><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/lionel-richie\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Lionel Richie<br \/>\n              <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/celebrity-news\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><br \/>\n                Celebrity News<br \/>\n              <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/lionel-richie-hospitalized\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:3}\"><br \/>\n                Lionel Richie Hospitalized<br \/>\n              <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/musicians\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:4}\"><br \/>\n                Musicians<br \/>\n              <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/exclusive-details\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:5}\"><br \/>\n                Exclusive Details<br \/>\n              <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/health\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:6}\"><br \/>\n                Celebrity Health<br \/>\n              <\/a><\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/02\/lionel-richie-home-from-hospital\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3b\/16by9\/2026\/09\/02\/3b7cccc11d154ad08e4f05fd30a7d82e_xl.jpg&#8221;] Lionel Richie Headed Back Home After 3-Day Hospital Stint Lionel RichieHeading Home After Hospital Stint Amid Cardiac Issues Exclusive Details Add TMZ on Google By TMZ Staff Published September 2, 2026 1:23 PM PDT| Updated September 2, 2026 1:54 PM PDT Getty Lionel Richie is heading home to recover after a stint [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,77],"class_list":["post-2125622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tmz-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2125622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2125622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2125622\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2125622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2125622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2125622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}